Patent ID: 7344393

Claim:
An electric plug for an outlet comprising: a plug housing; at least two integrated plug-in contacts configured to be inserted into corresponding female receptacles of the outlet; a cable entry portion configured to receive a cable; a manually actuated ejection mechanism having a push-out device disposed in the plug housing as a moveable plunger and configured to automatically remove the plug from the outlet; a spring cooperating with the push-out device so that the spring is biased when the plug is in a plugged-in state; a triggering device disposed in the housing and configured to actuate the ejection mechanism; a strain relief device disposed in the plug housing and cooperating with the triggering device so that a pulling force from a pulling of the cable acts on the strain relief device to trigger the triggering device, wherein the triggering device, the push-out device and the spring are disposed so as to be urged into a biased position only by an insertion of the plug into the outlet; a rocking element rockingly supported in the plug housing and moveable between a first position, in which the rocking element retains the triggering device against the spring, and a second position, in which the rocking element releases the push-out device in response to the pulling force against the strain relief device, wherein the rocking device includes two hinge pins located in an axis of rotation and a bridge element extending below the push-out device and connecting the two hinge pins, the bridge element having a latchbolt-like surface on a side facing the push-out device, the strain relief device being formed on the latchbolt-shaped surface below the latchbolt-like surface; and a retaining element disposed so as to act on the plunger, and to be acted upon by the biased spring and providing a latching connection with the latchbolt-shaped surface of the bridge element.