Rotatable shunting socket housing for telecommunication devices

A rotatable shunting socket housing for telecommunication devices includes a body having two sockets respectively defined at two opposite side thereof. Each of the sockets is provided with a plurality of metal feet. A cover is mounted on a side of the body and between the sockets. A connector is rotatably mounted on the cover, and has a plug provided at an exterior side thereof. The plug is perpendicular to the sockets and electrically connected with the metal feet. The body and the cover can be rotated about the connector, and plugs of mounting cords inserted in the can be parallel to a wall, so that the mounting cords are not bent or twisted.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is related to a shunting socket housing for telecommunication devices, and more particularly to a shunting socket housing rotatable to change an orientation of sockets in the housing.

2. Description of Related Art

A telecommunication device, such as a telephone, generally has a first cord leading from it into a socket housing fixed on a wall, and a second cable extends out from the socket housing to a national telephone grid. In this way, the house or office many have many such sockets whereby a telephone can be moved to the most suitable position at a given time. Two sockets are respectively provided at opposite ends of the housing and these sockets have a longitudinal axis parallel to the wall. Each of the cords has a plug securely receivable in the respective socket. However, the first cord in particular is not parallel to the wall and so it must be bent to extend in the direction of the telephone and it is found that such a bend is harmful to optimum transmission of signals to the telephone.

Therefore, the invention provides a rotatable shunting socket housing for telecommunication devices to mitigate and/or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the invention is to provide a shunting socket housing for telecommunication devices of which sockets are perpendicular to a wall and an orientation of the sockets can be changed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring toFIGS. 1-2, a shunting socket housing for telecommunication devices in accordance with the present invention is composed of a body (10), a connector (20), and a cover (30).

The body (10) has two sockets (100) respectively defined at two opposite sides thereof. Each of the sockets (100) is provided with a plurality of metal feet (11) for electrical connection with a plug of a mounting cord. A plurality of slots (12) is defined through an upper side and a lower side of the body (10).

The cover (30), with a U-like cross section, has a plurality of tongues (31) formed at an upper side and a lower side thereof and received in the respective slots (12) to fasten the cover (30) on the body (10). A circular opening (32) is defined through an upright side of the cover (30) between the upper and lower sides. Two stops (33) are formed at two diametrically opposite sides of the circular opening (32).

The connector (20) has a ring (21) formed at an interior side thereof and rotatably received in the circular opening (32). A protrusion (22) is formed at a circumference of the ring (21) and located between the stops (33). A plug (23) with a clip (230) is provided at an exterior side of the rotatable connector (20) and perpendicular to the sockets (100). A movable block (24) is provided at a distal end of the clip (230). The connector (20) is electrically connected with the metal feet (11) in the sockets (100).

Referring toFIG. 3, the cover (30) further has two recesses (330) respectively defined above the stops (33), and the protrusion (22) further has a lug (220) formed at a side facing the recesses (330). When the protrusion (22) is blocked by one of the stops (33), the lug (220) can be received in the corresponding recess (330).

Referring toFIG. 4, the plug (23) can be engaged in a socket on a wall and secured by the clip (230) to fasten the shunting socket housing. When the movable block (24) is pressed downwards, the plug (23) can be disengaged from the socket and the shunting socket housing can be detached from the wall.

Referring toFIGS. 1,5and6, when the cover (30) is rotated about the ring (21) of the connector (20), the body (10) can be turned clockwise or counter-clockwise in an extent of 90 degrees until the protrusion (22) is blocked by the stops (33). Thus, the sockets (100) can be in a horizontal position. Because the sockets (100) are perpendicular to the wall, plugs of mounting cords inserted in the sockets (100) can be parallel to the wall, so that the mounting cords are not bent or twisted and the transmission of signals will not be interrupted.