Power cord female connector having built-in locking mechanism
AssigneeHangzhou Qiwang Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsGUOQIANG ZHU, HUAIGEN LI
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Abstract
A power cord female connector includes a casing, at least one receptacle terminal for receiving at least one prong from a male connector, and a built-in locking mechanism for securing the at least one prong of the male connector to the at least one receptacle terminal, the built-in locking mechanism includes a control component having a top portion and a bottom portion connected to the top portion, and a locking component having at least one jaw, wherein, when the control component is in a locked position, the bottom portion of the control component pushes the at least one jaw against the at least one prong so as to secure the at least one prong in the at least one receptacle terminal.
Claims20
A power cord female connector, comprising:
- a casing;
- at least one receptacle terminal, provided in the casing, for receiving at least one prong from a male connector;
- a built-in locking mechanism, provided in the casing, for securing the at least one prong of the male connector to the at least one receptacle terminal, the built-in locking mechanism comprising:
- a control component having a top portion and a bottom portion connected to the top portion;
- a locking component having at least one jaw;
- wherein, when the control component is in a locked position, the bottom portion of the control component pushes the at least one jaw against the at least one prong so as to secure the at least one prong in the at least one receptacle terminal.
A power cord, comprising:
- a power cable;
- a female connector coupled to the power cable;
- wherein the female connector comprises:
- a casing;
- at least one receptacle terminal, provided in the casing, for receiving at least one prong from a male connector;
- a built-in locking mechanism, provided in the casing, for securing the at least one prong of the male connector to the at least one receptacle terminal, the built-in locking mechanism comprising:
- a control component having a top portion and a bottom portion connected to the top portion;
- a locking component having at least one jaw;
- wherein, when the control component is in a locked position, the bottom portion of the control component pushes the at least one jaw against the at least one prong so as to secure the at least one prong in the at least one receptacle terminal.
A power cord female connector, comprising:
- a casing;
- a pair of receptacle terminals, provided in the casing, for receiving a pair of prongs of a male connector;
- a built-in locking mechanism, provided in the casing, for securing the pair of prongs to the pair of receptacle terminals, the built-in locking mechanism comprising:
- a switch panel fitted in an aperture on the casing;
- a control component having a top portion and a bottom portion connected to the top portion through a shaft, the top portion situated above the switch panel, the bottom portion situated below the switch panel, the shaft being fitted in a sliding slot of the switch panel;
- a locking component having a pair of jaws connected by a connecting member;
- a base tray housing the pair of receptacle terminals, the locking component, and the bottom portion of the control component;
- wherein, when the control component is in a locking position, a pair of locking arms of the bottom portion pushes the pair of jaws of the locking component against the pair of prongs so as to secure the pair of prongs of the male connector in the receptacle terminals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.