Patent ID: 7465174
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A coupling for connecting and disconnecting an electrical plug with an electrical socket, comprising: a coupling body and a sleeve slidably disposed on a first end of the coupling body, one or more male terminals on the coupling body at the first end disposed within the sleeve and configured for insertion into the electrical socket, a plug cavity at a second end of the coupling body for receiving an electronic device plug, one or more interior electrical contacts disposed within the coupling body in electrical communication with the one or more male terminals and configured for electrically contacting one or more plug terminals of the electronic device plug, wherein the sleeve and coupling body are movable axially with respect to each other between a prong-extended position having the one or more male terminals on the coupling body extending out of the sleeve, and a prong-retracted position having the one or more male terminals substantially received within the sleeve; and at least one release member secured at one end to the sleeve and at the other end to the coupling body, wherein the at least one release member is operable to cause the sleeve and the coupling body to move with respect to each other from the prong-extended position to the prong-retracted position.