Abstract: A plug insertable into the cigarette lighter receptacle of a motor vehicle has electronic component circuitry therein for shifting the voltage of the electrical energy extracted from the vehicle. A leaf spring connector forming a part of the plug is employed to heat sink a heat generating component of the electrical circuitry in the plug.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 27, 1990
Date of Patent:
December 8, 1992
Assignee:
Unitech Industries, Inc.
Inventors:
Roger N. Baum, Donald E. Gorney, Robert N. Nelson