Patent ID: 8784126

Claim:
A locking socket, adapted for receiving a plug having a pin and a cover wherein the cover surrounding the pin, the locking socket including: a shell, having a top face, the shell forming a plurality of plug holes recessed from the top face, the plug holes being adapted for receiving the pin of the plug, the shell further forming slot recessed from the top face, the slot being separated from the plug holes so as to prevent from covered by the plug; a buckle mechanism, having a pivot portion, a connecting portion, and a buckle portion, the connecting portion connecting the pivot portion to the buckle portion, the pivot portion being rotatably disposed to the shell and being able to rotate around an axis, the pivot portion being located below the top face, the connecting portion being pivotably inserted in the slot, the buckle portion being located above the top face so that the buckle mechanism is able to pivot between a first position and a second position, the buckle portion moving toward the plug holes when the buckle mechanism pivot toward the first position so that the buckle portion is able to be abutted by the plug; wherein the shell forms a groove recessed from the top face, the groove surrounds the plug holes and communicates with the slot, the groove is adapted for the cover of the plug to insert therein, the pivot portion is separated from the top face by a predetermined distance so that the pivot portion is located below the cover when the cover is inserted in the groove.