Patent ID: 7258566

Claim:
A socket for supporting an electrical plug coupled to a socket silo comprising: an inner surface operable to accept an outer surface of the plug when latches on the plug are in an at least partially retracted insertion position, the inner surface defining an opening permitting insertion of the plug and an insertion direction, at least a portion of the inner surface having a constant perimeter along the insertion direction; a plurality of locking features on the inner surface of the socket operable to allow the latches to rebound away from the insertion position towards an extended position; and a locking surface disposed in at least one of the locking features, the locking surface being in contact with a corresponding locking portion on the latch, the friction between the locking surface and the locking portion being used to restrict the latch from exiting the locking feature, the locking surface sloping inwardly from the inner surface with proximity to the opening, the locking surface at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the insertion direction.