摘要 |
<p>A device for quickly and releasably connecting an electrical apparatus to a power supply via a fixed or detachable outlet which is connected to two live conductors. The connection is made by coupling an electric plug (8) having a plurality of pins to an outlet socket (1) having two or more fixed live terminals (2, 2', 2') which are engageable by said pins (7, 7', 7'). The assembly is characterized in that the outlet socket is provided with a movable plate (6) which in turn comprises a plurality of openings (5, 5', 5') which are spaced and sized so as to allow the pins (7, 7', 7') from the plug to engage the plate in a first stand-by position thereof, in which said plate conceals the live terminals (2, 2', 2') so that no contact is possible between said pins and said terminals. The plate may be moved, along with the plug and the pins engaged in said openings, into an operative position in which the pins contact the terminals to establish an electrical connection therebetween.</p> |