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A pivotable electrical plug assembly includes a pair of elongated blades, such as rod shaped European style blades. A detent mechanism is formed with electrically conductive resilient members for releasably retaining rear portions of the elongated blades, for example, European rod shaped blades. The

A pivotable electrical plug assembly includes a pair of elongated blades, such as rod shaped European style blades. A detent mechanism is formed with electrically conductive resilient members for releasably retaining rear portions of the elongated blades, for example, European rod shaped blades. The plug assembly is pivotally mounted to an appliance housing, such as a consumer electronic appliance or device, with the resilient members being mounted in fixed position relative to the appliance housing. The resilient members are adapted to extend into the appliance housing to engage the blades without requiring any modifications to the standard blade design.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In an electrical plug assembly including a pair of elongated blades having rear and forward portions with the forward portions being for insertion into a cooperating receptacle, a detent mechanism for pivoting of the blades between predetermined positions, the detent mech

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In an electrical plug assembly including a pair of elongated blades having rear and forward portions with the forward portions being for insertion into a cooperating receptacle, a detent mechanism for pivoting of the blades between predetermined positions, the detent mechanism comprising:at least one electrically conductive resilient member for engaging the rear portion of one of the blades and releasably retaining the blades in different pivoted positions;a first seat of the resilient member having an open ended portion to allow the rear portion of the blade to be received in the first seat with the blade projecting through the open ended portion of the first seat and extending in a first direction; anda second seat of the resilient member having an open ended portion to allow the rear portion of the blade to be received in the second seat with the blade projecting through the open ended portion of the second seat and extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction to provide the blades with a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position when the one blade is received in the first and second seats, respectively, with the resilient member allowing the blades to be pivoted between the first and second predetermined positions;wherein the first and second seats include a first seat recess and a second seat recess, respectively, with the first seat recess and the second seat recess intersecting and extending transverse to each other.