Patent ID: 6410868
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A controlled current distribution device comprising, in a common casing, a socket outlet receptacle and a switch that are electrically interconnected so that switching on said socket outlet receptacle is conditional on the position of said switch, wherein said receptacle includes a lateral groove oriented in the direction of insertion of a corresponding plug incorporating a lug shaped to allow the lug to engage in and slide in said groove, a locking mechanism between said switch and said groove, the locking member cooperating with said lug to make connecting or disconnecting said plug conditional on a position of said switch in which said socket outlet receptacle is switched off, said locking mechanism includes a locking member mobile along a transverse path relative to said groove and enabling it to cooperate with said lug to lock said plug in position and said locking member is attached to a driving cable installed and guided in said casing and connected to a mobile member of said switch.