US 12,424,790 B2
Power adapter with removable plugs
Feng Chen, Shanghai (CN); Jie Zhang, Shanghai (CN); and Xu-Fei Shen, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/335,777.
Prior Publication US 2024/0421538 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 13/44 (2006.01); H01R 27/00 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01); H01R 105/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/62905 (2013.01) [H01R 13/44 (2013.01); H01R 27/00 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); H01R 2105/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power adapter, comprising:
a body having a first base;
a plug removable from the body, the plug including a second base defining a groove, a housing, and a shaft rotatably held within the housing;
a tongue extending from the first base, the tongue to slide within the groove to prevent movement of the plug in a first direction; and
a pin held within the plug, the pin receding within the second base when the shaft is in a first position, the pin protruding from the second base when the shaft is in a second position, the pin preventing movement of the plug in a second direction when the shaft is in the second position.