Patent ID: 8157578
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An universal plug adapter with multiple retractable pin plugs, comprising: a main body, an upper cover plate, a lower cover plate, at least a set of pin plugs, and at least one orientation guide rod; said orientation guide rod is fixed onto said lower cover plate and defines a fixing space for said pin plugs when said upper and lower cover plate is joined with said main body; furthermore, each of said pin plug is provided with a mounting hole for mounting pin plug onto said orientation guide rod and as such, to allowed said pin plug to move vertically along said orientation guide rod; said pin plug comprising at least a pair of pins mounted onto an insulating body, of which only a single pin plug is allowed to be pushed every time wherein said mounting hole is located on said insulating body; said insulating body is characterized having an external oblique surface; a sliding groove is set laterally onto a slide block; said sliding groove is deep upwards and shallow downwards; said slide block is further provided with an inner oblique surface at lower portion and adjacent to said sliding groove; and said sliding groove is provided with a first groove oblique surface and a second groove oblique surface; said at least a set of pin plugs is further provided with a bulge on the center portion of said external oblique surface and said bulge moves along the sliding groove of said slide block when said pin plug is pushed; given the different depth of said slide groove, said bulge pushes the slide block to shift horizontally, such that restricting bulges on other pin plugs from aligning with the center of said slide groove, and in such, other pin plugs not yet pushed are restricted in original position.