Patent 10992081 was granted and assigned to Subaru Corporation on April, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A charging socket includes a fixed part, a charging opening, and a break member. A fixed part is configured to be fixed to an electric vehicle. A charging opening is to be inserted to a power feeding connector for charging a battery of the electric vehicle. A break member is configured to break and separate the charging opening from the fixed part when a predetermined amount or more of load is applied to the charging opening.