Appeal No. 2003-2098 Page 5
Application No. 09/833,978
prongs 15 and 16 are insertable into the body of the adapter through suitable apertures.
The adapter 10 is provided with metallic prongs 17 and 18 for engaging into electrical
connection with commonly used electrical outlets and is also provided with contact
elements 19 and 20 which engage the prongs (not shown) of a plug of an electrical
device.
The adapter includes two outer side body members 21 and 22 and four inner
body members 23, 24, 25 and 26 of suitable electric insulating material such as plastic,
ceramic or the like. The body members define recesses 27 and 28 in which
the contact elements are disposed and which are adapted to receive the prongs
(not shown) of a plug of an electrical device. Similar recesses are provided in the body
members to receive the prongs 15 and 16 of the plug 14.
The contact element 20 and the prong 18 are formed of a single piece of metal
and are joined by a connecting portion 29 integral therewith. The contact element 19
has two parallel extensions 30 and 31 while the prong 17 has two parallel extensions 32
and 33. The extensions 30 and 32 are aligned but their ends are spaced apart to form
gap 34. The extensions 31 and 33 are similarly aligned and their ends are spaced to
form gap 35. The prongs 15 and 16 of the remote control switch plug 14 engage the
extensions 31 and 33 on opposite sides of the gap 35 so that a continuous circuit is
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