Patent ID: 8182274

Claim:
A power converter having a pivotable and receivable power plug, comprising: a housing having a rectangular opening formed through one side thereof; an adapter board mounted inside the housing and having: two conducting strips, each conducting strip being resilient and having a shaft holder formed by bending a free end of the conducting strip; and a grounding strip having a first engagement portion formed thereon; a power output unit mounted inside the housing and electrically connected to the adapter board; and a plug mounted inside the housing to align with the rectangular opening of the housing, and having: a plug body; two prongs and a ground pin parallelly mounted in a front of the plug body; a ground plate mounted in a rear of the plug body and electrically connected with the ground pin and having a second engagement portion formed thereon to correspond to the first engagement portion of the grounding strip; and two metal pivot shafts respectively mounted in a left side and a right side of the plug body, electrically and respectively connected with the prongs, and pivotally and respectively mounted in the shaft holders.