Electric socket having means to lock the blades of inserted electric plug
US7182615B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2103/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electric socket is disclosed to include a housing provided at one end of a cable and having insertion slots for the insertion of the metal electrodes of an electric plug, a socket body mounted inside the housing and holding two metal electrode clamps on the inside for receiving the metal electrodes of an electric plug, a holding down structure provided inside the socket body, and a rotating ring mounted on the socket body and exposed to the outside of the housing and rotatable between a first position to force the holding down structure against the metal electrode clamps and to further lock the metal electrodes of the inserted electric plug and a second position to release the holding down structure from the metal electrode clamps.
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