Patent ID: 8491332

Claim:
A power inlet for an electric connector, comprising: a housing having a front side and a back side with a recessed cavity formed within the housing starting from an opening in a surface of said front side, wherein said recessed cavity has a first substantially circular portion on a first side, a second substantially circular portion on a second side, a substantially indented channel connecting said first and second substantially circular portions, and an elongated trench recessed in a sidewall of said substantially indented channel; a live pin having a first end protruding out of said housing into said first substantially circular portion, wherein said live pin has a substantially cylindrical shape; a neutral pin having a first end protruding out of said housing into said second substantially circular portion, wherein said neutral pin has a substantially cylindrical shape; and an earth spring having a first end protruding out of said housing into said elongated trench, wherein a portion of said first end of said earth spring is exposed in said trench and is configured to not contact a surface of said trench when deflected by an earth pin of a mating connector.