A discharging assembly includes: a first end to which electric power is input from a connected discharging port; a first voltage line, a second voltage line and a neutral line; and a second end that outputs first AC power and second AC power. The first AC power applies a first voltage between the first voltage line and the neutral line. The second AC power applies a second voltage between the second voltage line and the neutral line. The second end includes a first electrical outlet and a second electrical outlet. The first electrical outlet includes a first voltage terminal connected to the first voltage line, a second voltage terminal connected to the second voltage line, and a ground terminal connected to the neutral line. The second electrical outlet includes a voltage terminal connected to the first voltage line, and a ground terminal connected to the neutral line.

A battery charging cable can be connected to a power supplying device and supply electricity to, and thereby charge, the battery of another device when the battery is low in power. The battery charging cable includes a USB Type-C connector at one end and a positive-electrode clamp and a negative-electrode clamp at the other end, wherein the clamps can be respectively clamped to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery of a device to be charged. With the battery charging cable supporting a USB Power Delivery protocol, and the USB Type-C connector configured to provide a relatively high voltage and power, the battery charging cable provides overload protection and has great power transmission performance.

A control attachment for an in-wall power adapter configured to control the application of power to a load is described. The control attachment comprises a first contact element of a plurality of contact elements configured to receive a power signal; a second contact element of the plurality of contact elements configured to provide the power signal to the load; a conductor electrically coupling the first contact element to the second contact element; wherein the control attachment enables the in-wall power adapter to control the application of power received at the first contact element to be applied to the load.

The present disclosure provides a multifunctional high-voltage connector and a battery product, the multifunctional high-voltage connector comprises: an upper cover; a pedestal; a conductive connection structure; two mating terminals; and a harness assembly. The conductive connection structure is used to make the two mating terminals be connected in series, and the harness assembly is directly connected to one of the mating terminals. When the upper cover and the pedestal are assembled, the conductive connection structure is simultaneously in contact with the two mating terminals, thereby turning on the high-voltage circuit. When the battery product requires maintenance, the upper cover is directly detached from the base, thereby turning off the high-voltage circuit. The battery product can be electrically connected to an external device via the harness assembly. The multifunctional high-voltage connector integrates both a switch function and a high-voltage connection function, therefore the connection resistance is greatly reduced.

An apparatus is provided that may be used to secure an object or objects, such as a charging cord and/or charging adapter or block for example, at a location, such as at an alternating current (AC) wall outlet or other electrical outlet. Apparatus can be sized and dimensioned to secure a complimentary smartphone or cellphone and/or computer (e.g., laptop, tablet, etc.) charging cord and/or charging adapter or block to an electrical outlet using a keyed or other mated fastener.

An assembly for interfacing an existing harness connector of an installed wiring harness to a test module. The assembly comprises: a harness-specific connector which is connectable to the existing harness connector, a test box connector module connected to the harness-specific connector, for connecting to a test module, and a unique identifier which is readable on the assembly and which is unique to the test box connector module; wherein the unique identifier is used to identify the test box connector module and to determine, from a list of unique mate-in interface IDs and associated connector configurations, which one of the associated connector configurations corresponds to the identifier of the assembly, and within the one of the associated connector configurations corresponding to the unique mate-in interface ID of the mate-in interface, to determine the correspondence between contacts of the test module to contacts of the existing harness connector.

Retention assemblies for retaining a first end of an electrical cord in engagement with an electrical outlet are described that include an adapter with a housing having a cylindrical plug portion and retention members that extend radially outwardly from the cylindrical plug portion of the housing to engage a sidewall of the electrical outlet and cause the adapter to resist removal from the electrical outlet. The retention assemblies further include a retention housing that is configured to couple to the adapter, where the retention housing includes one or more walls that define a back opening, a front opening, and an interior sized to receive the first end of the electrical cord. The front opening includes a portion having a dimension smaller than a dimension of the first end to thereby retain the first end within the retention housing.

An interface device for connecting a portable electronic device to a vehicle includes a holding module for receiving a portable electronic device with a display, and an adaptor module for connecting the portable electronic device to a vehicle. The holding module has a slot into which the portable electronic device is inserted and a front opening exposing the display of the portable electronic device, and an edge portion of the display is covered by a front part of the holding module.

An electrical plug comprising: a socket part (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) having a plurality of electrical plugs configured for directly or indirectly plugging into a mains electrical socket; a device part (3) having at least one power output configured for direct or indirect coupling to an electrical device; wherein the socket part is separate and releasable from the device part, and the socket part and device part comprise respective parts of two two-part engagement formations that are engageable to physically and electrically couple the socket part to the device part.

The invention relates to a heat-resistant cable for charging a mobile device from a vehicle. In particular, the cable can be used to connect to a power source on a vehicle that does not have a standard cigarette lighter power source. The complete cable can be constructed as a single, continuous, and electrically sealed apparatus, without further interconnections open to the environment between the source connector and the output connector.