Patent ID: 8496496

Claim:
A connector system comprising: a socket including a receptacle and a recess communicating with the receptacle; a plug including a main body, a locking element and a spring, the main body inserted in the receptacle to electrically connect the plug with the socket, the main body having a peripheral surface and defining a first hole, a second hole and an internal space, the first and second holes defined in the peripheral surface and spaced apart from each other and both communicated with the space, the locking element including a resisting panel, a pressing block and a latching block, the pressing block protruding from the resisting panel and slidably inserted in the second hole, the latching block protruding from the resisting panel and slidably inserted in the first hole, the resisting panel and the spring both slidably accommodated in the space, and the spring sandwiched between the resisting panel and the main body to drive the latching block to be latched in the recess; wherein when the pressing block is pressed, the resisting panel slides toward and compresses the spring to retract the latching block from the recess.