Relay socket

Claim 1

A relay socket for electrically connecting the terminals of a relay plug to external lead wires comprising: a first socket unit having a front open side and an opposite back side; a separable separator plate; a second socket unit having a front open side and an opposite back side, said second socket unit having a configuration substantially symmetrical to that of said first socket unit; said first and second socket units being assembled in front-tofront relationship with said separator plate being interposed therebetween, the opposite sides of said separator plate being disposed in covering relation to at least a portion of the front open sideS of both said first and second socket units, each of said first and second sockets units comprising: a center base disposed at the central portion of said socket unit and having an upper surface formed with a plurality of terminal-inserting openings adapted to receive the terminals of a relay plug, at least one lead-out terminal mounting portion formed at each of the opposite sides of said center base and adapted to mount a lead-out terminal to be connected with one of said external lead wires, a concave portion for spatially communicating each of said terminal-inserting openings with the respective lead-out terminal mounting portion, said concave portion being formed in an open configuration at said front open side of said socket unit and being closed at its back side by the back side of said socket unit, and a plurality of metallic connecting plates each having one end formed as said lead-out terminal and having its other end fitted with a plug receiving terminal to be electrically connected with the terminal of the relay plug, each of said metallic connecting plates being inserted into said concave portion with its plug receiving terminal positioned adjacent one of said terminal-inserting opening and with its said lead-out terminal positioned at the respective lead-out terminal mounting portion.