Patent ID: 9716362
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A rotating safety outlet for providing power to a plug, the rotating safety outlet comprising: an outer case; a rotating piece defining a plurality of plug holes and configured to be received inside the outer case and rotated relative to the outer case; a pair of power conducting pieces coupled to the rotating piece; a pair of latching assemblies coupled to the outer case and corresponding to the pair of power conducting pieces; and a locking assembly configured to lock the rotating piece in place after the rotating piece is rotated along a predetermined angle of rotation; wherein the rotating piece is configured to be rotated along the predetermined angle of rotation by a plug inserted into the plug holes; wherein the pair of power conducting pieces is configured to resist the plug that is inserted into the plug holes; and wherein when the rotating piece is rotated along the predetermined angle of rotation, the pair of power conducting pieces contacts the pair of latching assemblies, whereby the pair of power conducting pieces and the pair of latching assemblies are configured to be electrically coupled to the plug; wherein: the rotating piece is a hollow cylindrical structure; the rotating piece comprises a main body and a cover; a bottom surface of the main body is a ridge surrounding an opening defined in the bottom surface; and the cover is positioned on a top surface of the main body; wherein: the outer case comprises a base, a plurality of walls extending from the base, and a case cover positioned on the plurality of walls; the base defines an annular groove; the bottom surface of the main body of the rotating piece is received in the annular groove to allow the rotating piece to rotate along the annular groove; the case cover defines a hole corresponding in position to the cover of the rotating piece; and the cover of the rotating piece extends out of the hole.