CN218828204U - Network cable plug - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a network cable plug, including casing, locking part, electro-magnet and control mechanism. The shell is provided with a network cable matched with the network cable jack, two opposite side walls of the shell are respectively provided with a locking port at the position of the inserting end, and the network cable jack is provided with a locking groove aligned with the locking port; a locking part is installed in the housing, and the ends of the two supporting arms of the locking part are provided with locking protrusions which are configured to pass through the locking openings and elastically protrude into the locking grooves so as to prevent the housing from being disengaged from the cable insertion opening; the electromagnet is arranged in the shell, and the locking protrusion is separated from the locking groove in a magnetic attraction manner under the condition of electrifying so as to allow the shell to be separated from the network cable socket; control mechanism installs in the casing, is applicable to control electro-magnet circular telegram or outage to under the electro-magnet circular telegram circumstances, the electro-magnet relies on magnetism to inhale the mode and makes locking part shrink and break away from with the net twine socket, and when maliciously pulling out and inserting, the net twine plug does not break away from with the net twine socket, promotes the security of net twine.

Description

Network cable plug

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the net twine technique and the financial technology field of and specifically relates to a net twine plug is related to.

Background

In financial office places, various self-service terminal devices and computers are widely applied, and network cables are connecting wires for connecting the computers and connecting the computers and other devices so as to maintain network connection and guarantee normal work.

The net twine plug is single plug-in structure, and the plectrum that mainly relies on the net twine plug carries on spacingly with net twine socket joint, through pressing the plectrum, makes net twine plug and net twine socket break away from, can extract the net twine plug, to the action of maliciously pulling out and inserting the net twine plug, can't prevent. In enterprise data centers and production machine rooms in large-scale financial office places such as banks, if network transmission equipment is suddenly disconnected in the operation process due to the fact that accidental pulling or unauthorized malicious plugging and unplugging of network wiring ports are prevented, normal office and production activities of enterprises are affected, even important data loss and information leakage can be caused, and stability and safety of network transmission of large-scale enterprises such as banks are seriously affected.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An embodiment of the utility model provides a net twine plug for at least part is solved above-mentioned problem, can be through the switch on of control electromagnet, and the electromagnet relies on magnetism to inhale the mode and makes the protruding shrink of locking part's locking in to the casing and break away from with the locking groove of net twine socket, prevents that the accident from dragging or maliciously pull out to insert and lead to net twine plug and net twine socket to break away from.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a network cable plug, include:

the cable connector comprises a shell, wherein a cable matched with a cable socket is installed in the shell, locking openings are respectively formed in the positions, located at the insertion end, of two opposite side walls of the shell, and locking grooves aligned with the locking openings are formed in the side walls of the cable socket;

a locking part installed in the housing, the locking part having a U shape, ends of both supporting arms of the locking part being provided with locking protrusions configured to elastically protrude into locking grooves of the cable insertion opening through a locking hole of the housing to prevent the housing from being detached from the cable insertion opening;

an electromagnet mounted within the housing, the electromagnet configured to magnetically disengage the locking projection of the locking member from the locking slot upon energization to allow the housing to disengage from the cable socket; and

and the control mechanism is arranged in the shell and is suitable for controlling the electromagnet to be electrified or powered off.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control mechanism includes:

the fingerprint recognizer is arranged on the shell and is configured to acquire a fingerprint and match and recognize the fingerprint with a prestored fingerprint database; and

a switch element electrically connected with the fingerprint identifier and configured to control the electromagnet to be electrified under the condition that the fingerprint identifier is successfully identified.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the locking protrusion is formed by bending at end portions of two of the support arms of the locking part, and includes:

a locking plate located upstream of the insertion direction of the network cable plug and extending substantially perpendicularly from the supporting arms of the locking part toward the outside of the housing to be engaged with the locking grooves of the network cable insertion opening; and

the connecting plate is located at the downstream of the insertion direction of the network cable plug, is connected to the tail end of the clamping plate and inclines towards the direction close to the inner side of the shell along the insertion direction of the shell so as to guide the locking protrusion to be inserted into the locking groove in the process that the shell is inserted into the network cable jack.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the locking component is bent to form a bent part at a position close to the electromagnet in a direction close to the electromagnet.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing includes:

the lower cover is internally provided with an inserting cylinder; and

the upper cover is internally provided with an inserting column, and the inserting column is matched with the inserting cylinder in an inserting mode, so that the upper cover is buckled with the lower cover.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, a fixing piece is arranged in the lower cover, and a groove used for clamping the electromagnet is formed in the fixing piece.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the locking protrusion is provided with an insulating member.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, a positioning mechanism is provided in the lower cover, and includes:

the right-angle piece is arranged at the corner of the terminal row of the network cable; and

and the blocking piece is arranged on one side, far away from the right-angle piece, of the terminal strip of the network cable so as to install the terminal strip of the network cable in the lower cover.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the shell is provided with an anti-skid bulge close to the fingerprint identifier.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the upper cover and the lower cover are respectively provided with a first net wire clamp and a second net wire clamp close to the net wires, and the first net wire clamp and the second net wire clamp are buckled to encircle and clamp the net wires.

According to the network cable plug provided by the utility model, when the network cable plug is inserted into the network cable jack, the locking bulges at the end parts of the two supporting parts of the locking part extend out of the shell and are clamped with the locking grooves of the network cable jack; when extracting the net twine plug from the net twine socket, need control the electro-magnet circular telegram through control mechanism, make the electro-magnet under the circular telegram circumstances, can rely on the magnetism mode of inhaling to attract two support arms to remove the shrink towards being close to the electro-magnet direction, make the protruding locking groove from the net twine socket of locking part break away from, thereby break away from net twine plug and net twine socket, only authorized personnel just can start control mechanism, make net twine plug and net twine socket break away from, thereby prevent that unexpected pull or unauthorized personnel maliciously pull out and insert the net twine plug and lead to net twine plug and net twine socket to break away from, and then reach the effect that promotes the stability and the security of net twine.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a state in which a network cable plug according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is inserted;

fig. 2 is a horizontally oriented cross-sectional view of a network cable plug according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a network cable plug according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an electromagnet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In the above figures, the reference numerals have the following meanings:

1. a housing;

11. a lower cover;

111. a fixing member;

1111. a groove;

12. an upper cover;

13. inserting a cylinder;

14. inserting a column;

15. anti-skid protrusions;

16. a first network cable clamp;

17. a second network clamp;

2. a locking member;

21. a support arm;

22. a locking projection;

221. clamping a plate;

222. a connecting plate;

23. a bending section;

24. an insulating member;

3. an electromagnet;

4. a control mechanism;

41. a fingerprint identifier;

42. a switching element;

5. a positioning mechanism;

51. a right-angle piece;

52. a baffle plate;

6. a network cable;

7. a network cable socket; 71. a locking groove;

8. and locking the opening.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

The terms "comprises," "comprising," and the like, as used herein, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, or components. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. It is noted that the terms used herein should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with the context of this specification and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense.

In this document, unless specifically stated otherwise, directional terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", and the like are used to indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientation shown in the drawings, merely for convenience in describing the present invention, and do not indicate or imply that the device, element, or component being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed or operated in a particular orientation. It should be understood that when the absolute positions of the objects to be described are changed, the relative positional relationships they represent may also change accordingly. Accordingly, these directional terms should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the case where a convention analogous to "at least one of A, B, and C, etc." is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention to include, but is not limited to, systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together. In the case where a convention analogous to "at least one of A, B, or C, etc." is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention to include, but is not limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together.

The network cable plug includes main part and plectrum, and plectrum one end is installed in the main part, and the plectrum other end extends towards the direction of keeping away from the main part, and one side that the main part was kept away from to the plectrum is provided with joint portion, joint portion and network cable socket joint.

In the net twine plug inserted the net twine socket, mainly relied on joint portion and net twine socket joint to carry on spacingly, through pressing the plectrum, made joint portion and net twine socket break away from, can extract the net twine plug. Therefore, the behavior of malicious plugging and unplugging of the network cable plug cannot be prevented, so that the network transmission equipment is suddenly disconnected in the operation process, the normal business office work of a financial enterprise is influenced if the network transmission equipment is used, important data loss and information leakage are caused if the network transmission equipment is used, and the stability and the safety of network transmission of the financial enterprise are seriously influenced.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a state in which a network cable plug according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is inserted; fig. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a network cable plug according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In an exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a network cable plug includes a housing 1, a locking member 2, an electromagnet 3, and a control mechanism 4. A network cable 6 matched with the network cable jack 7 is arranged in the shell 1; two opposite side walls of the shell 1 are respectively provided with a locking opening 8 at the position of the plugging end, and the side wall of the network cable jack 7 is provided with a locking groove 71 aligned with the locking opening 8; the locking part 2 is installed in the housing 1, the locking part 2 is U-shaped, the ends of the two supporting arms 21 of the locking part 2 are provided with locking protrusions 22, the locking protrusions 22 are configured to elastically protrude into the locking grooves 71 of the cable insertion opening 7 through the locking opening 8 of the housing 1 to prevent the housing 1 from being detached from the cable insertion opening 7; an electromagnet 3 installed in the housing 1, the electromagnet 3 being configured to magnetically disengage the locking protrusion 22 of the locking member 2 from the locking groove 71 to allow the housing 1 to be disengaged from the cable insertion port 7 when power is applied; and the control mechanism 4 is arranged in the shell 1 and is suitable for controlling the electromagnet 3 to be electrified or powered off.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, when a network cable plug is inserted into the network cable jack 7 and the network cable plug is inserted into the network cable jack 7, the locking protrusions 22 at the end parts of the two supporting parts of the locking part 2 extend out of the shell 1 and are clamped with the locking grooves 71 of the network cable jack 7; when extracting the net twine plug from net twine socket 7, need control 3 circular telegrams of electro-magnet through control mechanism 4, make electro-magnet 3 under the circular telegram circumstances, can rely on magnetism to inhale the locking groove 71 that locking protrusion 22 that the mode made locking part 2 breaks away from net twine socket 7, thereby break away from net twine plug and net twine socket 7, only authorized personnel just can start control mechanism 4, make net twine plug and net twine socket 7 break away from, thereby prevent that unexpected pull or unauthorized personnel maliciously pull out and insert the net twine plug and lead to net twine plug and net twine socket 7 to break away from, and then reach the effect that promotes the stability and the security of net twine 6.

In an exemplary embodiment, the housing 1 includes a lower cover 11 and an upper cover 12. The lower cover 11 is horizontally arranged, the lower cover 11 is internally provided with an inserting cylinder 13, and the inserting cylinder 13 is arranged at the bottom of the lower cover 11 and is vertically arranged; an inserting column 14 is arranged in the upper cover 12, and the inserting column 14 is matched with the inserting cylinder 13 in an inserting manner, so that the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 11 are buckled to form the shell 1. Two opposite side walls of the shell 1 are respectively provided with a locking opening 8 at the position of the plugging end, and the side walls of the net wire insertion opening 7 are provided with locking grooves 71 aligned with the locking openings 8.

In an exemplary embodiment, the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 11 may also be buckled by means of a snap.

In an exemplary embodiment, the control mechanism 4 comprises a fingerprint identifier 41 and a switching element 42. Fingerprint identification ware 41 is installed in the top of upper cover 12, fingerprint identification ware 41 includes the LCD screen, the PCB board, battery and control module integration in the PCB board, the LCD screen is connected with the control module electricity, control module is configured as the fingerprint information of receiving to come from the LCD screen acquireing and matches the discernment with the fingerprint database of prestoring, the battery is connected with the control module electricity, be configured as for the control module power supply, switching element 42 is connected with the control module electricity, be configured as under the successful condition of fingerprint identification ware 41 discernment, control electro-magnet 3 circular telegram.

In an exemplary embodiment, the upper cover 12 is provided with an anti-slip protrusion 15 near the liquid crystal panel.

According to this disclosed embodiment, place the finger in LCD screen department, non-skid protrusions 15 supports the finger, weaken the gliding degree of finger, the LCD screen of being convenient for acquires fingerprint information, control module matches the fingerprint information who acquires and the fingerprint database of prestoring discerns afterwards, if match the discernment success, switching element 42 control electro-magnet 3 circular telegram, electro-magnet 3 produces magnetism, electro-magnet 3 can rely on magnetism to inhale the mode and make the both ends of locking part 2 remove and break away from with net twine socket 7 towards being close to 1 direction of casing, thereby extract the net twine plug from net twine socket 7. If the matching identification fails, the locking part 2 is clamped with the network cable jack 7, and the network cable plug cannot be pulled out of the network cable jack 7. Only authorized personnel can start the control mechanism 4, so that the network cable plug is separated from the network cable socket 7, thereby preventing accidental pulling or unauthorized personnel maliciously pulling and inserting the network cable plug to cause the network cable plug to be separated from the network cable socket 7, and further achieving the effect of improving the stability and the safety of the network cable 6.

In an exemplary embodiment, a fixing member 111 is provided in the lower cover 11, and two fixing members 111 are provided and are respectively located at both ends of the electromagnet 3. The recess 1111 that is used for pressing from both sides tight electro-magnet 3 is seted up at the top of mounting 111, and electro-magnet 3 is cylindrical in this embodiment, and the recess 1111 that is applicable to holding and press from both sides tight electro-magnet 3 is the arc, and the open top of recess 1111 is less than electro-magnet 3's diameter to allow electro-magnet 3 to place in recess 1111 and press from both sides tightly fixedly from the open top of recess 1111.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, when the electromagnet 3 is assembled, in the process that the electromagnet 3 penetrates through the opening in the top of the groove 1111 and is placed in the groove 1111, the fixing piece 111 is slightly deformed, so that the electromagnet 3 penetrates through the opening and is placed in the groove 1111, then the fixing piece 111 is reset, and the electromagnet 3 is clamped and fixed, and the operation is convenient and fast; the space between the two fixing pieces 111 provides a housing space for the coil of the electromagnet 3.

In an exemplary embodiment, a mounting is provided in the lower cover 11, which is adapted to clip the locking member 2. The locking part 2 is U-shaped, the middle parts of the two supporting arms 21 of the locking part 2 close to the electromagnet 3 are made of iron, and the end parts of the two supporting arms 21 of the locking part 2 are bent to form locking protrusions 22 and comprise clamping plates 221 and connecting plates 222. The catch plate 221 is located upstream in the insertion direction of the network cable plug, extends substantially perpendicularly from the support arm 21 of the locking part 2 toward the outside of the housing 1, and catches the locking groove 71 of the network cable jack 7; the connection plate 222 is located downstream in the insertion direction of the cable plug, connected to the distal end of the catch plate 221, and inclined toward the inside of the housing 1 in the insertion direction of the housing 1 to guide the locking protrusion 22 to be elastically inserted into the locking groove 71 of the cable insertion opening 7 through the locking opening 8 of the housing 1 during the insertion of the housing 1 into the cable insertion opening 7 to prevent the housing 1 from being removed from the cable insertion opening 7. The connection plate 222 is retracted into the housing 1 by the pressing action of the cable insertion opening 7. The upper cover 12 and the lower cover 11 are opened with through holes facing the locking protrusions 22 to allow the locking protrusions 22 to extend out of the housing 1 or retract into the housing 1.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, during the process of inserting the network cable plug into the network cable jack 7, the network cable jack 7 abuts against the inclined surface of the connecting plate 222 and slides relatively, the network cable jack 7 presses the connecting plate 222, so that the locking protrusion 22 elastically passes through the locking opening 8 and contracts inward of the housing 1, and then when the locking protrusion 22 is aligned with the locking groove 71 of the network cable jack 6, the two supporting arms 21 of the locking part 2 are reset, and the locking protrusion 22 elastically protrudes out of the housing 1 through the locking opening 8 of the housing 1 and is inserted into the locking groove 71 of the network cable jack 7, thereby fixing the network cable plug and the network cable jack 7 relatively. When extracting the net twine plug from net twine socket 7, the finger is placed in the LCD screen and is typeeed fingerprint information, when the mandate is successful, 3 circular telegrams of control mechanism 4 control electro-magnet, 3 rely on the magnetism mode of inhaling to make locking part 2's locking arch 22 pass locking mouth 8 and move to shrink to casing 1 in towards being close to casing 1 direction, thereby make locking part 2's locking arch 22 break away from net twine socket 7's locking groove 71, thereby extract the net twine plug from net twine socket 7, thereby prevent that unauthorized personnel from maliciously pulling out and inserting the net twine plug, and then reach the effect that promotes the stability and the security of net twine 6.

In an exemplary embodiment, the locking component 2 is bent to form a bent portion 23 near the electromagnet 3, the bent portion 23 is made of iron, and the bent portion 23 shortens the distance between the locking component 2 and the electromagnet 3, so that the magnetic force of the electromagnet 3 on the locking component 2 is enhanced, and the electromagnet 3 drives the locking component 2 conveniently.

In an exemplary embodiment, the locking protrusion 22 is provided with an insulating member 24, such as plastic or rubber, which improves the safety of the locking protrusion 22 and reduces the risk of electric shock.

In an exemplary embodiment, the positioning mechanism 5 is disposed in the lower cover 11 and includes a right-angle piece 51 and a blocking piece 52. The right-angle pieces 51 are arranged at two corners of one side of the terminal row of the network cable 6; the blocking piece 52 is mounted on the side of the terminal block of the mesh wire 6 away from the right-angle piece 51 to mount the terminal block of the mesh wire 6 in the lower cover 11. The upper cover 12 and the lower cover 11 are provided with a abdicating hole facing the terminal row, so that the network cable 6 is electrically connected with the network cable jack 7.

In an exemplary embodiment, the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 11 are respectively provided with a first net clamp 16 and a second net clamp 17 near the net 6, and the first net clamp 16 and the second net clamp 17 are buckled to surround and clamp the net 6, so that the shaking degree of the net 6 is reduced, and the stability of the net 6 is improved.

According to the utility model provides a network cable plug, when the network cable plug inserts in the network cable socket 7, the inclined plane of the connecting plate 222 of the locking protrusion 22 of the tip of two support arms 21 is extruded to network cable socket 7, and locking protrusion 22 contracts to locking mouthful 8, and the network cable plug inserts network cable socket 7, and when the locking protrusion 22 of the tip of two support arms 21 of locking part 2 aligns with locking groove 71 afterwards, locking protrusion 22 stretches out of casing 1 and blocks with locking groove 71 of network cable socket 7; when extracting the net twine plug from net twine socket 7, need control 3 circular telegrams of electro-magnet through control mechanism 4, make electro-magnet 3 under the circular telegram circumstances, can rely on magnetism to inhale the kink 23 of support arm 21 and remove towards the direction that is close to electro-magnet 3, make locking part 2's locking protrusion 22 break away from net twine socket 7's locking groove 71, thereby break away from net twine plug and net twine socket 7, only authorized personnel can start control mechanism 4, make net twine plug and net twine socket 7 break away from, thereby prevent unexpected pull or unauthorized personnel maliciously pull out to insert net twine plug and lead to net twine plug and net twine socket 7 to break away from, and then reach the effect that promotes the stability and the security of net twine 6.

The above-mentioned embodiments further describe the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention in detail, it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only specific embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A network cable plug, comprising:

the cable connector comprises a shell (1), wherein a cable (6) matched with a cable socket (7) is installed in the shell (1), locking openings (8) are respectively formed in the positions, located at the insertion end, of two opposite side walls of the shell (1), and locking grooves (71) aligned with the locking openings (8) are formed in the side walls of the cable socket (7);

a locking part (2) installed in the housing (1), the locking part (2) being U-shaped, ends of two support arms (21) of the locking part (2) being provided with locking protrusions (22), the locking protrusions (22) being configured to elastically protrude into locking grooves (71) of the cable insertion opening (7) through locking openings (8) of the housing (1) to prevent the housing (1) from being detached from the cable insertion opening (7);

an electromagnet (3) mounted within the housing (1), the electromagnet (3) being configured to magnetically disengage the locking protrusion (22) of the locking member (2) from the locking slot (71) upon energization to allow disengagement of the housing (1) from the cable socket (7); and

and the control mechanism (4) is arranged in the shell (1) and is suitable for controlling the electromagnet (3) to be electrified or powered off.

2. A network plug according to claim 1, characterised in that the control mechanism (4) comprises:

the fingerprint recognizer (41) is arranged on the shell (1) and is configured to acquire fingerprints and match and recognize the fingerprints with a prestored fingerprint database; and

a switch element (42) electrically connected with the fingerprint recognizer (41) and configured to control the electromagnet (3) to be electrified under the condition that the fingerprint recognizer (41) successfully recognizes.

3. A network plug according to claim 1, in which the locking projection (22) is formed by bending at the end of the two support arms (21) of the locking part (2) and comprises:

a catch plate (221) located upstream in the insertion direction of the network cable plug and extending substantially perpendicularly from the support arm (21) of the locking part (2) toward the outside of the housing (1) to catch with a locking groove (71) of the network cable socket (7); and

a connection plate (222) located downstream of the insertion direction of the network cable plug, connected to the end of the catch plate (221), and inclined toward the direction approaching the inside of the housing (1) along the insertion direction of the housing (1) to guide the insertion of the locking protrusion (22) into the locking groove (71) during the insertion of the housing (1) into the network cable jack (7).

4. A network plug according to claim 1 in which the locking member (2) is bent adjacent the electromagnet (3) to form a bend (23) in the direction of the electromagnet (3).

5. A network plug according to claim 1, characterised in that the housing (1) comprises:

the lower cover (11), wherein an inserting cylinder (13) is arranged in the lower cover (11); and

the upper cover (12), be provided with in the upper cover (12) and insert post (14), insert post (14) with insert a section of thick bamboo (13) grafting cooperation for upper cover (12) with lower cover (11) lock.

6. A network cable plug according to claim 5, characterized in that a fixing piece (111) is arranged in the lower cover (11), and the fixing piece (111) is provided with a groove (1111) for clamping the electromagnet (3).

7. A network plug as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that the locking projection (22) is provided with an insulating member (24).

8. A network cable plug as claimed in claim 5, wherein the lower cover (11) is provided with a positioning mechanism (5) therein and comprises:

the right-angle piece (51) is installed at the corner of the terminal row of the network cable; and

and the blocking piece (52) is arranged on one side, away from the right-angle piece (51), of the terminal row of the net wire (6) so as to install the terminal row of the net wire (6) in the lower cover (11).

9. A network plug as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the housing (1) is provided with a stud (15) adjacent the fingerprint identifier (41).

10. A network plug as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that the upper cover (12) and the lower cover (11) are provided with a first network grip (16) and a second network grip (17) respectively adjacent to the network (6), the first network grip (16) and the second network grip (17) being snap-fitted to encircle and clamp the network (6).

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