ELECTRICAL PLUGS

摘要

An electrical plug is provided of the type having pins (3, 16) projecting from a base (6) and adapted for co-operation with a complementary socket, and a cover (5) releasably attached to the base to cover the electrical terminals and pins which would otherwise be exposed in use. The cover slides onto the base using grooves (9) and is retained by an arrangement which includes a catch (14, 15) which is releasable only by a specific movement of a pin (16) relative to the base. Preferably the pin is movable axially to effect such release and is spring biased or otherwise locked such as by a cam and guide arrangement (22, 23, 24) to a position in which the catch holds the base and cover in association with each other.