Abstract: The present invention relates to a power connector provided with an improved Schuko grounding socket architecture. The Schuko grounding socket architecture includes a Schuko access portion, which includes Schuko contacts located beyond the top face panel. The Schuko contacts are configured in the form of a flat metallic surface substantially parallel to the top face panel to provide a sufficient surface area for physical contact with the flat grounding contact of the Schuko plug, thereby ensuring a good ground contact with the plug. Preferably, the Schuko contacts are in turn bent over to gain additional structural strength.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a power connector for receiving an electric plug. The power connector is provided with a three-piece safety shutter architecture to prevent unwanted or improper insertion of a single plug pole into the power receptacles. In this architecture, the locking bar is formed with a first and a second tabs. The first and second tabs work with a protrusion formed therebetween to engage with the safety shutters and keep the safety shutters spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, so that the safety shutters are slidably latched in parallel by the locking bar and only allowed to travel dependently of each other along the travel direction, making the invention to meet the strict international safety standards for household plugs, adapters and socket-outlets.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a power connector for receiving an electric plug. The power connector is provided with a three-piece safety shutter architecture to prevent unwanted or improper insertion of a single plug pole into the power receptacles. Preferably, the power connector is further provided with a Schuko grounding frame and a direct wiring architecture, allowing the invention to meet the strict international safety standards for household plugs, adapters and socket-outlets.