Patent ID: 8221158
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A socket having a replaceable module, comprising: a socket panel having a socket unit formed thereon, wherein the socket panel has a cable slot formed on at least one edge thereof for selectively receiving a connecting line therein, a lateral trough concaved on an edge thereof, and an accommodating trough communicating with the cable slot for selectively receiving a first connector at one end of the connecting line therein; and a replaceable module detachably mounted on the socket panel, the replaceable module having a socket subunit disposed therein, wherein the socket subunit is exposed to a front side of the socket panel; wherein the replaceable module has a modular connector disposed on a side thereof corresponding to the lateral trough, wherein the modular connector is selectively plugged by a second connector at the other end of the connecting line through the lateral trough.