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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2009
Hong-bin Gong, Kunshan, CN;
Zhong-hua Yao, Kunshan, CN;
Qi-sheng Zheng, Kunshan, CN;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A power socket () includes an insulative housing (), a first contact () and a plurality of second contacts () attached to the insulative housing () and means (); the insulative housing () defines an annular first groove () and a first cylinder () disposed within the first groove (); the first groove () defines a first inner surface () and a first outer surface (); the first cylinder () defines a first passageway () extending through a center portion thereof along the front to back direction; the first contact () has a first contact portion () extending into the first passageway (); each second contact () has a second contact portion () extending into the first groove (); the means () extending into the first groove () for preventing a familiar round power plug from being inserted into the first groove ().