Patent ID: 7004782

Claim:
A connecting device for electrical connection of a socket ( 2 ) of an electrical apparatus ( 3 ) with a socket plug ( 4 ) of a power cord ( 5 ) in order to supply the electrical apparatus ( 3 ) with electrical power, said connecting device ( 1 ) comprising a cord receptacle ( 19 ) associated with the socket ( 2 ), said cord receptacle being provided with a curved first receptacle section ( 7 ) and a curved second receptacle section ( 8 ) at least on two opposite sides of the socket ( 2 ); wherein said curved first receptacle section ( 7 ) and said curved second receptacle section ( 8 ) are dimensioned so that a loop ( 9 ) of the power cord ( 5 ) formed around the socket plug ( 4 ) is held fixed by the socket plug ( 4 ) in a first seat ( 10 ) in the curved first receptacle section and in a second seat ( 11 ) in the curved second receptacle section of the cord receptacle ( 19 ).