Patent ID: 7859219

Claim:
A device, comprising: a vehicle detection part, that detects whether said vehicle is in a first stationary mode in which the vehicle is stationary and produces a charging indication indicative of said vehicle being stationary, said vehicle detection part also detecting if said vehicle is in a second mode where it is in a movable state; a connection socket, coupled to said vehicle, accepting electrical power for charging of the vehicle when connected to a source of power, one of said connection socket or said source of power having a first electrical contact which is an elongated contact, and the other of said connection socket and said source of power includes second and third electrical contacts which are spaced from one another; and a cord controlling part, having an actuator control causing a change in an amount of space between said second and third electrical contacts, such that said first electrical contact is held between said second and third contacts more securely when said indication represents said first stationary mode that indicates that the vehicle is stationary, and such that said first electrical contact is less securely held when said indication represents that said vehicle is in said second mode where said vehicle is movable; wherein said connection socket includes a pivot that moves said electrical contacts in directions to face in a direction parallel to a direction of force.