An electrical power socket has a latch plate 14 with an aperture 40. A pin of the plug passes through this aperture and the plate can be titled between a position in which it allows the pin to be withdrawn and a position in which it grips the pin, preventing the plug from being removed. The plate is moved between these two positions by a slide piece 28, which can be pushed in one direction by a push button 60 and is biased in the opposite direction by one or more laterl flexible arms 63 which act as leaf spings. These make assembly of the socket easier than using coil springs. The arms may oress against remps 61. The socket may have a channel 4 around a socket portion 2 and may be a panel or line socket.
HK17111978.4A2017-11-16Locking power connector apparatus
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