Patent ID: 8079856

Claim:
A power connector comprising: a socket comprising an enclosure, a receiving space defined in the enclosure, and a conductive pin embedded in the enclosure and projecting into the receiving space; an insulating member comprising a contact portion, a first through hole, an opening communicating with the first through hole, and a receiving portion received in the receiving space, wherein the first through hole extends through the contact portion and the receiving portion; a handle comprising a second through hole for receiving the contact portion of the insulating member, wherein the second through hole is sized to fit by interference with an outer surface of the contact portion of the insulating member, so as to allow the insulating member to be rotatable in either an open position or a closed position with the handle; a plug comprising an end portion and an inserting portion received in the first through hole through the second through hole; and a blocking plate mounted between the handle and the insulating member to limit movement of the insulating member; wherein rotation of the handle with the insulating member relative to the socket in the open position allows an electrical connection between the conductive pin and the inserting portion of the plug via the opening of the insulating member, and wherein rotation of the handle with the insulating member relative to the socket in the closed position closes the electrical connection between the conductive pin and the inserting portion of the plug via the opening of the insulating member.