Patent ID: 8053696

Claim:
An electric connector switch comprising an electrically insulative housing, said electrically insulative housing having a switch hole, a connector body mounted inside said electrically insulative housing, said connector body comprising an axle holder, a grounding unit mounted in said connector body, said grounding unit comprising a metal grounding spring member and a fastening member fastened to said axle holder to affix said metal grounding spring member to said connector body, a conducting unit mounted in said connector body for connection to a power cable, and a switching member adapted for switching on/off the connection between said conducting unit and said power cable, wherein: said grounding unit comprises a first fixed electrode and a second fixed electrode respectively connected to said power cable, and a movable electrode, said movable electrode having a first contact end and a second contact end, said second contact end being constantly kept in positive contact with said second fixed electrode, said first contact end being movable between a first position where said first contact end is kept in positive contact with said first fixed electrode and a second position where said first contact end is moved away from said first fixed electrode; said switching member is pivotally coupled to a pivot hole on said connector body, having a handle extending out of said electrically insulative housing through said switch hole for operation by a person to bias said switching member between an on position where said switching member moves said first contact end to said first position to contact said first fixed electrode and an off position where said switching member moves said first contact end away from said first fixed electrode.