An insertion detection device for plug pins in a socket and a safety socket. A connecting rod trigger assembly of the insertion detection device forms a linkage structure with a first elastic conductive connector. When the connecting rod trigger assembly moves from the conduction section to the disconnection section, it can ensure that the first elastic conductive connector and the second conductive connector are disconnected. Even if the first elastic conductive connector is deformed due to prolonged insertion of plug, it can be separated from the second conductive connector by moving the connecting rod trigger assembly, and its internal circuit is always in disconnected state. At least three insertion detection devices of the safety socket correspond to two pins of live wire and neutral wire.

An insertion detection device for plug pins in a socket and a safety socket. A connecting rod trigger assembly of the insertion detection device forms a linkage structure with a first elastic conductive connector. When the connecting rod trigger assembly moves from the conduction section to the disconnection section, it can ensure that the first elastic conductive connector and the second conductive connector are disconnected. Even if the first elastic conductive connector is deformed due to prolonged insertion of plug, it can be separated from the second conductive connector by moving the connecting rod trigger assembly, and its internal circuit is always in disconnected state. At least three insertion detection devices of the safety socket correspond to two pins of live wire and neutral wire.

In one embodiment, an electrical receptacle includes a housing, stationary electrical contacts for transferring power received at the electrical receptacle to a connected device, pin contacts for mating with socket contacts on a plug to create a first connection when the plug is moved along a longitudinal axis of the housing, and internal contacts extending from the pin contacts and located within the housing for mating with the stationary electrical contacts to create a second connection with movement of the plug different from movement for the first connection. An electrical arc created between one of the internal contacts and one of the stationary electrical contacts is contained within the housing. A method and adapter are also disclosed herein.

An electric connection device is described, comprising: a first electric connection element (10), a second electric connection element (12), a locking and unlocking mechanism configured to couple and uncouple the first (10) and the second (12) connecting elements following the rotation of one with respect to the other, a secondary safety locking mechanism, configured to prevent the rotation of the first (10) and of the second (12) connecting elements (10) one with respect to the other and the consequent separation of the two elements (10, 12), and further comprising electric contacting means (25) associated with the connecting elements (10,12) and configured for controlling an auxiliary circuit connected thereto, and actuating means (26, 34) configured to actuate the electric contacting means (25).

An electric connection device is described, comprising: a first electric connection element (10), a second electric connection element (12), a locking and unlocking mechanism configured to couple and uncouple the first (10) and the second (12) connecting elements following the rotation of one with respect to the other, a secondary safety locking mechanism, configured to prevent the rotation of the first (10) and of the second (12) connecting elements (10) one with respect to the other and the consequent separation of the two elements (10, 12), and further comprising electric contacting means (25) associated with the connecting elements (10,12) and configured for controlling an auxiliary circuit connected thereto, and actuating means (26, 34) configured to actuate the electric contacting means (25).

An electrical connector includes: an insulative base; a fixed terminal secured to the insulative base; and a movable terminal including a securing portion fixed to the insulative base, a connecting portion, a contacting portion in touch with the fixed terminal, a first and a second beams at two opposite sides of the connecting portion, and a tail, wherein at least one of the first and second beams has a first portion substantially perpendicular to the connecting portion and a second portion substantially parallel to the connecting portion.

A safety socket module includes: a shell; an upper cover, configured to cover the shell, where jacks are provided on the upper cover; compartments, where the number of the compartments corresponds to the number of the jacks, each of the compartments is arranged in the shell and below a respective jack of the jacks, and an interior of each of the compartments is accessible from an exterior of the shell through the respective jack; waterproof electrical connection switches, arranged in the compartments and configured to asynchronously control connection and disconnection of a circuit between a power supply and a plug of an electric appliance; and lock control members, respectively arranged in the compartments and aligned with the jacks; where each of the waterproof electrical connection switches includes a waterproof capsule, and a movable contact piece and a static contact piece arranged opposite to each other in the waterproof capsule.

A controller is configured to receive a programming indicating one or more electrical switches/outlets that are responsive to a state change at a first electrical switch. The controller is configured to receive from the first electrical switch, connected to the controller through at least one of a first wired signal line or a first wired power line, information associated with a state change at the first electrical switch. The controller is configured to send to the one or more electrical switches/outlets through at least one of a second wired signal line or a second wired power line an action order to change a state pursuant to the information associated with the state change at the first electrical switch and based on the received programming indicating the one or more electrical switches/outlets that are responsive to the state change at the first electrical switch.

A controller is configured to receive a programming indicating one or more electrical switches/outlets that are responsive to a state change at a first electrical switch. The controller is configured to receive from the first electrical switch, connected to the controller through at least one of a first wired signal line or a first wired power line, information associated with a state change at the first electrical switch. The controller is configured to send to the one or more electrical switches/outlets through at least one of a second wired signal line or a second wired power line an action order to change a state pursuant to the information associated with the state change at the first electrical switch and based on the received programming indicating the one or more electrical switches/outlets that are responsive to the state change at the first electrical switch.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device comprising: a female port configured to receive a data connector, the data connector comprising a surface with a first opening; a first movable member disposed within the female port, the first movable member being configured such that as the data connector is moved into the female port a first portion of the first movable member enters into the first opening; and a first blocking member disposed within the female port, the first blocking member being configured to move to a first blocking position to block the first portion of the first movable member from exiting the first opening after the first portion of the first movable member has entered the first opening. Other embodiments are disclosed.