Patent ID: 7314210

Claim:
A gas socket assembly, comprising: a housing ( 1 ) including an inlet port ( 2 ) for providing a fixed connection of the gas socket with a gas pipe installed on a wall ( 28 ); a shutoff device ( 10 ) for the connection of a gas connection plug which, when the gas connecting plug is connected, does not release an internal gas path until external tightness is established; wherein the shutoff device ( 10 ) protrudes in a gas-tight way into the housing ( 1 ) with a substantially tube-shaped nozzle ( 11 ) that can be shifted in a longitudinal way; a retaining element ( 29 ) connected with the wall ( 28 ), where the housing ( 1 ) is slidably received in the retaining element ( 29 ) in a torsion-proof way; and a cover ( 35 ) open on its face-side which, in one of its side walls, has an opening ( 36 ) for the inlet port ( 2 ), wherein the cover ( 35 ) surrounds the retaining element ( 29 ) and the housing ( 1 ) and is freely removable therefrom when the shutoff device ( 10 ) is not fastened to the housing ( 1 ); wherein the cover ( 35 ) is fixedly secured to and supported on at least a portion of the wall ( 28 ) and at least a portion of the shutoff device ( 10 ) when the shutoff device ( 10 ) is fastened to the housing ( 1 ).