Patent ID: 7931484

Claim:
A latchable power outlet used to electrically connect with a power supply and a plug respectively so as to transmit power from the power supply to the plug, comprising: a base, comprising at least two electrically conductive plates formed thereon and electrically connected to the power supply; a frame installed and movably supported beside the base so as to be movable relative to the base, the plug situated beside the frame and allowing contact prongs of the plug to move and extend through the frame respectively toward the base; and at least two electrically conductive tongs attached to the frame and movable relative to the base together with the frame, the at least two tongs being capable of further electrically connecting with the power supply via engagement thereof with corresponding ones of the at least two plates for transmitting the power from the power supply, each of the at least two tongs spacing and electrically disengaging from a corresponding one of the contact prongs in the event of the contact prongs moving between the base and the frame, and electrically engaged with the corresponding one of the contact prongs in the event of the contact prongs completing movement thereof between the base and the frame, and said each of the at least two tongs being forced to move toward the corresponding one of the contact prongs for electrical connection therewith due to engagement between said each of the at least two tongs and the corresponding ones of the at least two plates.