Patent ID: 6287131
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A plug comprising:a housing having a compartment therein and an open end in communication with the compartment;a base mounted in the open end of the housing and including an inner side facing the compartment of the housing and an outer side facing away from the compartment of the housing, the outer side having a recessed portion formed therein, the base including a receiving member extending from the inner side thereof and being located in the compartment, the receiving member including a receptacle with an opening section, the base having a positioning slot formed therein;a ground connector including a tubular member formed thereon, the tubular member being received in the opening section, the ground connector being adapted to be electrically connected to an external grounding wire, the ground connector including a mediate section having a first end and a second end, the tubular member being formed on the first end of the mediate section, a connecting blade extending from the second end of the mediate section and extending through the positioning slot of the base, the connecting blade being electrically connected to the external grounding wire, the mediate section of the ground connector being received in the recessed portion of the outer side of the base;two blades securely attached to the base; anda grounding prong including a first end and a second end, the first end of the grounding prong being securely, releasably engaged with the tubular member, the second end of the prong extending out of the housing for use with a socket having a ground slot, the grounding prong being removably received in the receiving member when used with a socket without a ground slot.