Patent ID: 8246364

Claim:
A power strip comprising: a base comprising a plurality of contacts; a casing comprising at least one cover, each of the at least one cover defining a plurality of through holes each of which is corresponding to one of the contacts, a plug plugging into the power strip through the through holes, each of the at least one cover comprising at least one first hook, the cover being able to move between a first position and a second position; at least one latching member slidably connected to the base and partially external to the base for users to operate, each of the at least one latching member comprising at least one second hook; at least one first elastic member received in the base, each of the at least one first elastic member capable of providing a spring force to one of the at least one cover to keep the one of the at least one cover to be in the first position; wherein, when the cover is moved to the second position where the contacts are electrically connected to the plug, the at least one first hook engages the at least one second hook to keep the cover in the second position, when the latching member is operated to cause the at least one first hook disengages from the at least one second hook, the cover is pushed to the first position due to the spring force of the first elastic member.