Patent ID: 6165000
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical socket comprising:a rectangular base having two wings extending from a first pair of opposite corners thereof thereby defining a virtual diagonal line between the wings;a block extending upward from each wing of the base;a rectangular cover movably engaged with the base and movable along the diagonal line of the base;a pair of opposite chamfered corners formed on the cover;a closure block extending upward from four edges of the cover thereby thickening the chamfered corners; andan operational cavity defined between the thickened chamfered corner of the cover and the block of the base for position of an external screwdriver;whereby when the external screwdriver is rotated along a vertical axis thereof, the thickened chamfered corner of the cover and the block of the base simultaneously receive force from the screwdriver thereby causing the cover to move with respect to the base.