Patent ID: 6632098
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical plug comprising a body and at least two pins, said pins being movable between a first operative position in which the pins extend from the body, and a second non-operative position in which the pins are received within slots formed in the body, wherein said pins are pivotally mounted for movement between said first and second positions and wherein the pins pivot about a pivot axis located at an end of each respective pin adjacent an edge of the body whereby when said pins pivot from said second position to said first position, ends of said pins that are distal from said pivot axis move towards said edge of said body, and wherein when said pins are in said second position, said pins are completely received within said slots, and further including a tongue formed in a surface of said body such that depression of said tongue causes partial rotation of said pins from said second position toward said first position to an intermediate position at which said pins project above said surface.