US Patent 10389065 Electro-mechanical systems for power cord detection

Examples herein relate to an electro-mechanical system for power cord detection, the system comprising a pin contained in a cavity of a receptacle adapted to receive a power cord, the pin comprising a first conductive pad, a second and a third conductive pads forming an open circuit and separated from the first conductive pad and an electrical circuit. The first conductive pad is adapted to be moved responsive to the power cord depressing the pin and the electrical circuit provides a first output responsive to the first conductive pad shorting the second and the third conductive pads.