1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an improved jack structure, and more particularly to an improved jack structure in which a lock piece and protective covers are disposed for sealing jack holes when an acute metal material is inserted, thus preventing electric shock from occurring accidentally.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In household environment, there are many electrical sockets or jacks for connecting the appliances to power. For a home with a child, the jacks are likely exposed to danger since the child may curiously insert some conductive material into the jack holes. This is a great concern to the parents. When this occurs, electric shock would be caused.
To solve this problem, a plastic jack cover has been in common use. On the plastic jack cover, two columns are provided which can be inserted into the jack holes. As such, the jack holes cannot be inserted with anything else. However, the child might possibly detach the jack cover, stultifying the safety design of the plastic jack cover and still causing the safety issue to be concerned.
In view of the above discussion, the conventional jack structure still has some shortcomings to be addressed and thus has to be improved. Accordingly, the inventors have made an effort in the related field and finally developed successfully an improved jack structure of the present invention.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an improved jack structure in which a lock piece and protective covers are disposed against each other so that the jack holes thereof can be prevented from being inserted with an acute object and thus from occurrence of electric shock.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved jack structure which is simple in structure, guaranteed with safety and low in cost.
The improved jack structure according to the present invention comprises a main body having a fillister formed at a center portion thereof, two jack holes formed at an upper portion thereof and two insertion holes formed at a lower portion thereof, the fillister having two connection axis holes formed therein and an insertion slot formed at a lower portion thereof, the two jack holes, the two insertion holes and the fillister being open to one another; a cover plate having two connection holes formed at an upper portion thereof and disposed within the fillister of the main body in such a manner that the connection holes are aligned to the connection axis holes; two protective covers each having a rotation axis disposed at a corresponding one of two sides thereof, each having a protruding post at one of the two sides, each having an urging portion at a front side thereof, each having a protrusion at a lower portion thereof, each connected pivotally at a first position to a second position where the connection axis holes of the main body and the connection holes of the cover plate through the respective rotation axis and having a spring disposed at the first position, the spring having an end sleeving on the respective protruding post of the protective post; a lock piece having two urging bumps extending horizontally thereon and inserting the insertion slot of the main body at a lower end; and two conductive pieces each having a mating bump disposed thereon through which each conductive piece is fixed within the main body when inserted into the main body.
These features and advantages of the present invention will be fully understood and appreciated from the following detailed description of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The jack structure comprises a main body 1, a cover plate 2, two protective covers 3, 4, a lock piece 6 and conductive pieces 7. The main body 1 has a fillister 11 disposed at a center region. Within the fillister 11, two connection axis holes 12 and an insertion slot 13 are disposed. On the main body 1, two jack holes 14 are provided at an upper portion thereof and two insertion holes 15 are provided at a lower portion thereof. The jack holes 14, insertion holes 15 and fillister 111 are open to one another.
The cover plate 2 has two connection holes 21 disposed at an upper region thereof and is received within the fillister 11 of the main body 1 in such a manner that the connection holes 21 and the connection axis holes 12 are aligned to each other.
At one of two sides of the protective cover 3, there is a respective rotation axis 31. At one of two sides of the protective cover 4, there is a respective rotation axis 41. At a front end of each of the protective covers 3 and 4, there is a respective urging portion 33,43 protruding therefrom. At a lower end of each of the protective covers 3 and 4, there is a respective protrusion 34, 44. The two protective covers 3, 4 are pivotally connected to the connection axis holes 12 of the main body 1 and the connection holes 21 of the cover plate 2. At a side of each of the protective cover 3, 4, a respective spring 5 is provided to sleeve on a respective post 32, 42 of each of the protective covers 3,4 so that the protective covers 3,4 each receive a restoring force provided by the respective spring 5.
The lock piece 6 has two urging bumps 61, 62 extend horizontally on an upper region thereof and a lower region thereof is inserted into an insertion slot 13 of the main body 1.
On each of the conductive pieces 7, a respective mating bump 71 is formed. Each of the conductive pieces 7 is inserted into a corresponding one of the insertion holes 15 of the main body 1 and fixed on the main body 1 by means of the mating bump 71.
When one of the jack holes 14 is inserted with an acute object 8 and the corresponding protective cover 3 is pushed to move (referring to
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As compared to the prior art, the improved jack structure has the following merits: 1. the lock piece and the protective cover in the improved jack structure urge each other and thus close the jack holes when an acute object is inserted into the jack hole. 2. The improved jack structure is simple in structure, guaranteed with safety and low in cost.
Many changes and modifications in the above described embodiment of the invention can, of course, be carried out without departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
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