Structure of security and protection for connection socket

A structure of security and protection for connection socket includes a connection socket, a connection block, a resilient member, and a security member. The connection socket forms a receiving space and a slide channel. The slide channel is located at one side of the receiving space. The connection block is coupled to a rear end of the connection socket and forms a positioning section. The resilient member includes at least one resilient engagement section and is arranged in the positioning section of the connection block. The security member has an end forming a bar section that forms at a rear side thereof a barb section. The barb section is coupled to the at least one resilient engagement section of the resilient member. The bar section has two ends extending rearward to connect to a plate section. The security member is received in the slide channel of the connection socket.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an improved structure of security and protection for connection socket, and in particular to a combined arrangement of a connection socket, a connection block, a resilient member, and a security member that realizes easy assembly, prevents a connected cable from loosening, prevents unauthorized connection of a connection cable to the connection socket, provides an effective protection against theft of connection cable, is durable, and is easy to practice, and is applicable to various types of security and protection structure of connection socket or the likes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

It is a common practice to embed telephone lines, network lines, and power lines in a building structure. It is a particularly commonly practiced way of construction to embed various lines and cables in the building structure, such as an office building, a business building, and a hotel. These lines and cables are coupled to connection sockets that are embedded in walls or floors of a building for both easy use and aesthetic appearance.

To use, a user may plug a device into a corresponding one of the connection sockets, according to the nature of the device to be used. For example, to connect to the Internet, a connection cable is used to connect between a networking device and the Internet. Hotels that provide Internet connection service usually provide a connection cable to a hotel resident to allow the hotel resident to connect personal networking devices for Internet connection during the period of staying in the hotel. However, the network connection cables or telephones cables that are currently available in the market are plug-and-play cables. This makes it easy to connect and remove the cables, but it also suffers easy loosening, being stolen, and getting lost easily.

In view of these problems, the present invention aims to provide a structure of security and protection for connection socket that has a simple structure, provides effective protection against theft, prevents unauthorized connection, and is easy to practice in order to overcome the problems of the conventional connection socket that provides generally no means for protection against theft and unauthorized connection.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved structure of security and protection for connection socket, which comprises a combined arrangement of a connection socket, a connection block, a resilient member, and a security member that realizes easy assembly of the structure of security and protection for connection socket, prevents unauthorized connection, provides an effective protection against theft, is durable, and is easy to practice, so as to achieve utility, improvement, and convenience of the present invention.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a structure of security and protection for connection socket, which comprises a connection socket, a connection block, a resilient member, and a security member. The connection socket forms a receiving space and a slide channel. The slide channel is located at one side of the receiving space. The connection block is coupled to a rear end of the connection socket and the connection block forms a positioning section. The resilient member comprises at least one resilient engagement section. The resilient member is arranged in the positioning section of the connection block. The security member has an end forming a bar section. The bar section forms at a rear side thereof a barb section. The barb section is coupled to the at least one resilient engagement section of the resilient member. The bar section of the security member has two ends extending rearward to connect to a plate section. The security member is received in the slide channel of the connection socket. As such, advantages of being easy to assembly, prohibiting connection cable from getting loosened, preventing unauthorized connection of a connection cable to the connection socket, providing effective protection against theft, being durable, and being easy to practice so that the overall utility, safety, and convenience are improved.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to the drawings and in particular toFIGS. 1-9(first embodiment), the present invention provides an improved structure of security and protection for connection socket, which will be referred as connection socket security and protection structure hereinafter. The connection socket security and protection structure comprises a connection socket10and the connection socket10forms a receiving space11and a slide channel12. The slide channel12is located at one side of the receiving space11. A penetration hole13is formed in the connection socket10immediately adjacent to and above the slide channel12.

A connection block20is coupled to a rear end of the connection socket10. The connection block20forms a positioning section21.

A resilient member30comprises at least one resilient engagement section31. The resilient member30is arranged in the positioning section21of the connection block20. The resilient member30is made of a metallic material or other resilient materials.

A security member40has an end forming a bar section41. The bar section41forms at a rear side thereof a barb section42. The barb section42is coupled to at least one resilient engagement section31of the resilient member30. The bar section41of the security member40has two ends extending rearward to connect to a plate section43. The security member40is received in the slide channel12of the connection socket10. The bar section41and the plate section43of the security member40are integrally formed to show a frame-like configuration.

The positioning section21of the connection block20is a recess. The resilient member30comprises a connection section301. The connection section301has two ends from which retention sections302respectively and perpendicularly extend so that the retention sections302each have an end forming a bent section303to thereby form two opposite resilient engagement sections31. The bent sections303of the resilient member30are resiliently engageable with and thus retained by inside surface of the recess of the connection block20. The barb section42of the security member40is received and retained between the retention sections302of the two resilient engagement sections31. A through hole211is formed in the recess of the connection block20to receive the barb section42of the security member40therein. A raised portion212is formed in the recess of the connection block20to retain and constrain the resilient member30.

Further, the slide channel12comprises two sliding grooves121forming in two sides thereof. Each of the sliding grooves121is arranged to extend in the extension direction of the slide channel12and each of the sliding grooves121comprises therein a guide block122. The guide block122has an inner side forming a constraining face123. The bar section41formed at one end of the security member40forms at the two ends thereof stop blocks411. When the security member40is moved in the extension direction of the slide channel12, the stop blocks411on the two ends of the bar section41are brought into engagement with the constraining faces123of the guide blocks122of the connection socket10to stop further movement of the security member40. Further, the rear end of the connection socket10forms, at two side portions thereof, two insertion slots101. Two sides of the connection block20are provided with two side posts201corresponding to the insertion slots so as to allow the connection block20to be coupled to the rear end of the connection socket10.

Referring toFIG. 1-13, in a practical application of the present invention, the positioning section21of the connection block20can be alternatively made in the form of a frame (seeFIGS. 10-13, which illustrate a second embodiment) and the resilient member30is made in the form of a plate, whereby the plate is received in and coupled to the frame. The plate forms an l-shaped opening304and two opposite sides of the l-shaped opening304form two opposite resilient engagement sections31so that the barb section42of the security member40is receivable and retained between the two resilient engagement sections31. The frame of the connection block20has two opposite inside walls that form recesses213and the plate has two opposite ends forming corresponding projections305for coupling the plate and the frame together. Other components/parts are identical to what described above and further description will omitted.

With above structure, an improved structure of security and protection for connection socket is formed. As shown inFIGS. 1-13, the features of the present invention are that a combined arrangement of a connection socket10, a connection block20, a resilient member30, and a security member40is provided in such a way that the connection block20is coupled to a rear end of the connection socket10. The resilient member30comprises at least one resilient engagement section31and the resilient member30is arranged inside a positioning section21of the connection block20. The security member40has an end forming a bar section41with a barb section42formed in a rear end of the bar section41so that the barb section42is engageable with and thus coupled to the at least one resilient engagement section31of the resilient member30. The bar section41of the security member40has opposite ends extending rearward to connect to a plate section43, and the security member40is received in a slide channel12of the connection socket10in such a way that the plate section43of the security member40, when moved to a front end of the connection socket10(seeFIGS. 6 and 7), can be coupled to a tongue51of a plug50of a network cable and the security member40is allowed to move back inward into the slide channel12of the connection socket10until the barb section42of the security member40engage the at least one resilient engagement section31of the resilient member30that is arranged inside the positioning section21of the connection block20. Then, the at least one resilient engagement section31of the resilient member30will be expanded first. When the barb section42passes over the at least one resilient engagement section31of the resilient member30, the at least one resilient engagement section31of the resilient member30will be returned to the original position by the resilience thereof. Under this condition, the barb section42of the security member40is coupled to the at least one resilient engagement section31of the resilient member30. (In the first embodiment, the barb section42of the security member40first contacts the at least one resilient engagement section31of the resilient member30(namely the retention sections302) that is arranged in the positioning section21of the connection block20to push away the two retention sections302of the resilient member30. When the barb section42passes over the two retention sections302of the resilient member30, the bent sections303extending from the ends of the resilient member30are driven by the resiliency thereof to return to the original position and at the same time cause the two retention sections302to return to the original positions. Under this condition, the barb section42of the security member40is coupled to the two retention sections302of the resilient member30. In the second embodiment, the barb section42of the security member40first contact at least one resilient engagement section31of the resilient member30(namely the two resilient engagement sections31formed on two opposite sides of the l-shaped opening304formed in the plate) received in the positioning section21of the connection block20. The two resilient engagement sections31of the resilient member30are thus pushed away. When the barb section42passes over the two resilient engagement sections31of the resilient member30, the two resilient engagement sections31of the resilient member30are driven by the resiliency thereof to return to the original position. Under this condition, the barb section42of the security member40is coupled to the two resilient engagement sections31of the resilient member3.) In this way, the plug50of a network cable is secured inside the connection socket10so that unauthorized plugging and theft can be effectively prohibited. Further, the resilient member30can be made of a metallic material or other resilient material, making the durability greatly improved. Further, to remove the plug50of the network cable (seeFIGS. 7-9), a separation piece60can be used for quick release. The separation piece60forms, in an end thereof, a U-shaped tip section61. The U-shaped tip section61has a front end of which two sides thereof form inclined guide sections611. To release, the U-shaped tip section61of the separation piece60is inserted through the penetration hole13of the connection socket10that is located above the slide channel12. The inclined guide sections611formed at two sides of the front end of the U-shaped tip section61are conducted into and gradually expand the at least one resilient engagement section31of the resilient member30(namely the two retention sections302). With such an operation, the barb section42of the security member40is disengageable from the two retention sections302of the resilient member30, allowing the security member40to move forward a distance in front of the connection socket10(in which when the security member40moves in the extension direction of the slide channel12, the stop blocks411on the two ends of the bar section41are brought into engagement with the constraining faces123of the guide blocks122of the connection socket10to stop further movement of the security member40), so that the tongue51of the plug50of the network cable is released from the security member40. This makes the present invention easy to assembly and prohibits the connection cable from getting loosened, prevents unauthorized connection of a connection cable to the connection socket, provides effective protection against theft, being durable, and easy to practice. As such, the overall utility, safety, and convenience are improved.

Further, in a practical application, the connection socket10can be made as a fixed connection socket a retractable connection socket, or other similar connection socket (seeFIGS. 1,10,14, and15, which respectively illustrate the first, second, and third embodiments, of which components/parts of the second and third embodiments that are similar to those of the first embodiment will not be repeatedly described and in the third embodiment, besides a connection socket10, a connection block20, a resilient member30, and a security member40, a terminal holder70is further included and arranged at the rear end of the connection block20).