Patent ID: 7156673

Claim:
An apparatus for connecting a power supply to an electronic device, the apparatus comprising: a first case having an insertion opening and a plurality of terminal-receiving grooves extending outwardly from an inner circumference of the insertion opening; a second case coupled to the first case to form a receiving space; a rotary member rotatably inserted in the insertion opening and having slots formed on at least one surface to align with the terminal-receiving grooves of the first case when the rotary member is turned in a first direction in a predetermined angle; and a plug terminal assembly installed in the rotary member so that in a first state the plug terminal assembly is positioned approximately vertically upward in relation with a top surface of the first case, and in a second state the plug terminal assembly collapses to an approximately horizontal position in relation to the top surface of the first case such that terminal ends of the plug terminal assembly are positioned in the terminal-receiving grooves when the rotary member is turned in the first direction in the predetermined angle.