Patent ID: 7527071

Claim:
A gas plug connector including a housing ( 1 ), the housing ( 1 ) including a base ( 2 ) with an inlet socket ( 5 ) to provide a secure connection of the gas plug connector with a fixed gas pipe, an outlet socket ( 6 ) for connecting a gas plug ( 57 ) and a shut-off device ( 23 ) in the base ( 2 ), which shut-off device ( 23 ) only opens the inner gas path when the gas plug ( 57 ) is connected after external tightness has been established, a hood ( 3 ) that covers a connection opening ( 30 ) of the outlet socket ( 6 ) by means of a cover ( 51 ) when the gas plug ( 57 ) is disconnected, and a base plate ( 4 ) that are all interconnected, comprising: the housing ( 1 ) having a bearing ( 36 ) for a switching element ( 35 ) fitted with a guide device ( 37 ), on which one end of a plunger ( 11 ; 12 ), installed in the base ( 2 ), is supported, whereas the other end is connected to a valve head ( 15 ) of a shut-off valve ( 8 ) positioned in a gas-conducting chamber ( 7 ) of the base ( 2 ) in such a way that the shut-off valve ( 8 ) can be brought into its open and closed position via the switching element ( 35 ), the switching element ( 35 ) being connected to a locking device wherein insertion of the gas plug ( 57 ) is prevented when the shut-off valve ( 8 ) is in its open position, and wherein insertion of the gas plug ( 57 ) is possible when the shut-off valve ( 8 ) is in its closed position.