Patent ID: 8366461
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical plug having rotatable prongs, comprising: a base having an accommodating portion; a first hinge member rotatably disposed in the accommodating portion and having a recess; a first prong having one end connected to the first hinge member; a second prong having one end connected to the first hinge member; a second hinge member rotatably disposed in the accommodating portion; a linkage portion connecting the first hinge member and the second hinge member in such a manner that the first hinge member and the second hinge member rotate in opposite directions simultaneously; and a third prong having one end connected to the second hinge member, wherein the first prong and the second prong are rotated by the first hinge member in order to be selectively received in the accommodating portion; when the first prong and the second prong are received in the accommodating portion, the third prong is selectively rotated to be received in the recess, and the recess is between the first prong and the second prong.