US 12,341,294 B2
Locking power cord receptacle
Brian Edward Palmer, Olathe, KS (US)
Assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/867,165.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/332,726, filed on Apr. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0344171 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/64 (2006.01); H01R 24/30 (2011.01); H01R 24/78 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 13/6392 (2013.01) [H01R 13/6397 (2013.01); H01R 13/64 (2013.01); H01R 24/30 (2013.01); H01R 24/78 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A locking power cord receptacle configured to receive an electric power cord plug that includes a ground pin, the locking power cord receptacle comprising:
a base receptacle including a first female connector, a second female connector, and a ground female connector, each including an opening positioned on an upper surface and arranged to receive the electric power cord plug, the base receptacle further including a body cavity positioned on the upper surface; and
a locking assembly having a locked state in which the locking assembly blocks access to the base receptacle and an unlocked state in which the electric power cord plug can be plugged in to the base receptacle, the locking assembly including
a locking cover including
a disc which covers the connectors of the base receptacle when the locking assembly is in the locked state, the disc including a cover cavity, and
a sleeve connected to the disc and rotatably coupled to the base receptacle, and
a locking component retained in the body cavity in the base receptacle, the locking component including first and second magnets positioned in the cover cavity such that the two magnets repel one another, the locking component having a locked configuration in which a portion of the locking component extends into the cover cavity and an unlocked configuration in which the portion of the locking component retracts from the cover cavity and the locking cover is able to rotate and change the state of the locking assembly, the locking component configured to be pressed by the ground pin to change from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration.