Socket
AssigneeHataya Mfg. Co., Ltd.
InventorShosuke Adachi
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Abstract
A cap for exposing or closing the prong openings of an electrical socket body can be mounted to the socket body with reduced number of parts, assembly man-hours and costs. The electrical socket body 1 is provided with guide grooves 7 and the cap 8 is formed with protrusions 12 capable of slidably engaging with the guide grooves 7 such that the cap 8 can be rotatably mounted over the socket body 1, whereby the cap 8 can be rotated to expose or close the prong openings in the socket body 1. Therefore, the cap 8 can be mounted over the socket body 1 without using conventional rivets and washers.
Claims2
An electrical socket characterized by comprising a socket body having a plurality of prong openings and a cap capable of exposing or closing the prong openings, one of the socket body and the cap being formed with guide grooves, and the other being formed with corresponding protrusions slidably engageable with the guide grooves, such that the cap can be rotatably mounted to the socket body, whereby the cap can be rotated to expose or close the prong openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.