Patent ID: 7189085
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An outdoor set of plug and socket, comprising: a socket box having at least a socket, one side of said socket being attached with a pivotally and flexibly movable cover pivoted to a pivot mount provided with a flexible supporting unit, a bottom side of said movable cover being provided with a recessed portion; and a plug having conducting prongs for inserting into one of said sockets and an uprightly erected wall thereon, said erected wall extending in a direction opposite to said conducting prongs of the plug and having at least a retaining flange on one side thereof, whereby said plug can be engaged with said recessed portion of one of said movable covers to be securely attached with said socket box when said plug is inserted into one of said sockets of said socket box, wherein the flexible supporting unit automatically flips the corresponding movable cover upward about the associated pivot mount when the movable cover is not engaged with the plug.