ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,793, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Twinbird Corp. (Niigata, Japan).
"Plug lock mechanism" was invented by Jun Tanikawa (Niigata, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a plug lock mechanism allowing a locking member to be retained at any position with a simple structure. The plug lock mechanism has a plug that can be plugged into and pulled out of a power receiving connector as a female connector; and a locking member that is swingably and axially supported by a pair of shaft receiving portions that are provided across the power receiving connector. This locking member coaxially has a pair of shaft portions that are ...