18335777. Power Adapter with Removable Plugs (Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.)

Power Adapter with Removable Plugs

Organization Name

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Inventor(s)

Feng Chen of Shanghai (CN)

Jie Zhang of Shanghai (CN)

Xu-Fei Shen of Shanghai (CN)

Power Adapter with Removable Plugs

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18335777 titled 'Power Adapter with Removable Plugs

Original Abstract Submitted

The present disclosure provides a power adapter including a body and a plug removably connected to the body. In one example, the plug has a second base defining a groove, a housing, and a prong rotatably mounted to the housing. In another example, the body has a tongue extending from a first base, which slides within the groove of the plug to prevent movement of the plug in a first direction. In one example, rotation of the prong actuates a pin held within the plug. For example, the pin recedes into the second base when the prong is in a first position and protrudes from the second base when the prong is in a second position. In one example, the pin prevents movement of the plug in a second direction, different from the first direction, when the prong is in the second position.