Patent ID: 8033846
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical charger comprising: a charger assembly including: a locking assembly including at least one operative detent member, wherein each one of the at least one operative detent member is disposed outside of the periphery of the receptacle; wherein there is provided a locked state, wherein the base unit is disposed in the electrical coupling relationship with the adaptor unit and movement of the base unit relative to the adaptor unit, such that the base unit becomes disposed in an electrically uncoupled relationship with the adaptor unit, is resisted, and such that there is provided an unlocked state wherein the base unit is moveable relative to the adaptor unit; wherein, in the locked state, each one of the at least one operative detent member is biased into an interference relationship with the charger assembly so as to resist the relative movement between the base unit and the adaptor unit which would effect the electrical uncoupling of the base unit from the adaptor unit; wherein, in the unlocked state, the locking assembly co-operates with the charger assembly such that the base unit is moveable relative to the adaptor unit; and wherein application of a respective minimum predetermined torsional force is required to effect a change in state from one of the locked state and the unlocked state to the other one of the locked state and the unlocked state.