Patent ID: 6227883
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electric combination socket comprising:a socket body, said socket body comprising a face panel formed on a front end thereof and a recess formed adjacent a rear end of said socket body and extending continuously along a perimeter portion of said socket body from an upper surface to a lower surface, said face panel having (a) an upper round ground slot formed centrally therethrough adjacent a top portion of said face panel, (b) flat hot and neutral slots arranged in parallel formed through said face panel below said upper round ground slot for matching with said upper round ground slot to receive an electric plug from an electric home appliance, (c) a flat ground slot formed through said face panel between said hot and neutral slots for matching with said hot and neutral slots to receive a computer power plug, (d) a coupling groove formed in said face panel, said coupling groove intersecting said upper round ground slot and circumscribing said hot and neutral slots and said flat ground slot for receiving a shell of a computer power plug therein, and (e) a lower round ground slot formed centrally therethrough adjacent a bottom portion of said face panel external to said coupling groove for matching with said flat hot and neutral slots to receive an electric plug from an electric home appliance;a ground terminal mounted in said flat ground slot;hot and neutral terminals respectively mounted in said hot and neutral slots; anda ground frame disposed within said recess of said socket body, said ground frame comprising a top contact portion inserted into the upper round ground slot of said socket body, a bottom contact portion inserted into said lower round ground slot, and a bridge portion disposed in contact with said ground terminal.