Vehicle cigarette lighter connector
AssigneeUnited Global Sourcing, Inc.
InventorKenneth D. Eisenbraun
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Abstract
A vehicle cigarette lighter connector having a barrel, a body pivotably secured to the barrel and a cable extending from the body. The barrel is preferably insertable into a vehicle cigarette lighter socket and has an end having indentations that are engagable by a detent pin on the body. The engagement of the detent pin in the indentations fixes the body in a predetermined orientation relative to the barrel. The body also includes a female connector into which can be inserted an additional male connector (such as another connector). A cable is secured at one end to the body. An adapter for an electrical device is preferably secured to the opposite end of the cable.
Claims12
A vehicle cigarette lighter connector comprising:
- a barrel insertable into a vehicle cigarette lighter socket and having an electrical terminal which makes electrical contact with said socket upon insertion of said barrel into said socket;
- a body pivotably mounted to said barrel and adapted to be fixed in a predetermined orientation with respect to said barrel and having a female connector in electrical contact with said electrical terminal of said barrel;
- an electrical cable secured at one end to said body so as to be in electrical contact with said terminal;
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- an electrical adapter secured to an opposite end of said cable and being in electrical contact with said electrical terminal.
A vehicle cigarette lighter connector comprising:
- a barrel insertable into a vehicle cigarette lighter socket having a pivot end and an end terminal, said end terminal making electrical contact with said vehicle cigarette lighter socket upon insertion of said barrel into said vehicle cigarette lighter socket, said pivot end of said barrel having a plurality of indentations;
- a body pivotably mounted to said pivot end of said barrel having a female connector in electrical contact with said end terminal of said barrel, a detent pin adapted to releasably engage said indentations of said pivot end such that said body is selectively movable between said at least two indentations and fixable in a predetermined orientation with respect to said barrel and at least one light that is activated when electrical power is being supplied to said female connector;
- an electrical cable secured at one end to said body so as to be in electrical contact with said terminal;
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- an electrical adapter secured to an opposite end of said cable and being in electrical contact with said electrical terminal.
A vehicle cigarette lighter connector comprising:
- a barrel insertable into a vehicle cigarette lighter socket having an end terminal and a first and a second side terminal, each of said end and side terminals making electrical contact with said vehicle cigarette lighter socket upon insertion of said barrel into said vehicle cigarette lighter socket, a pair of retainer clips adapted to secure said barrel in vehicle cigarette lighter socket and a pivot end having a plurality of indentations;
- a body pivotably mounted to said pivot end of said barrel having a female connector in electrical contact with said end terminal and said side terminals of said barrel and having a detent pin adapted to releasably engage said indentations of said pivot end such that said body is selectively movable between said at least two indentations and fixable in a predetermined orientation with respect to said barrel;
- an electrical cable secured at one end to said body so as to be in electrical contact with said end terminal and said side terminals;
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- and an electrical adapter secured to an opposite end of said cable and being in electrical contact with said end terminal and said side terminals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.