Power connector

A power connector mounted on a circuit board, the power connector comprising:

• a socket fixed on the circuit board, the socket comprising an enclosure, a receiving space defined in the enclosure and communicating with an outer ambient, and a conductive pin embedded in the enclosure and projecting into the receiving space;
• an insulating member received in the receiving space of the enclosure, the insulating member comprising a first through hole extending therethrough and an opening communicating with the first through hole;
• a handle comprising a second through hole for receiving a portion of the insulating member, wherein a diameter of the second through hole is less than an outer diameter of the portion of the insulating member so that the insulating member can rotate with the handle when the portion of the insulating member is received in the second through hole;
• a plug comprising an end portion and an inserting portion received in the first through hole through the second through hole;
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• a blocking plate mounted between the handle and the insulating member and fixed on the circuit board to limit movement of the insulating member;
• wherein rotation of the handle with the insulating member relative to the socket either allows or disallows an electrical connection to be established between the pin of the socket and the inserting portion of the plug via the opening of the insulating member, thereby opening or closing the power connector.

A power connector comprising:

• a socket;
• an insulating member comprising a contact portion, a first through hole, an opening communicating with the first through hole, and a receiving portion received in the socket, wherein the first through hole extends through the contact portion and the receiving portion;
• a handle comprising a second through hole for receiving the contact portion of the insulating member, wherein the second through hole is sized to fit by interference with an outer surface of the contact portion of the insulating member, so as to allow the insulating member to be rotatable in an open position and a closed position with the handle;
• a plug comprising an end portion and an inserting portion received in the first through hole through the second through hole;
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• a blocking plate mounted between the handle and the insulating member to limit movement of the insulating member;
• wherein rotation of the handle with the insulating member relative to the socket in the open position allows an electrical connection between the socket and the inserting portion of the plug via the opening of the insulating member, and wherein rotation of the handle with the insulating member relative to the socket in the closed position closes the electrical connection between the socket and the inserting portion of the plug via the opening of the insulating member.