POWER SOCKET HAVING A BASE PART, AN AESTHETIC COVER, AND A DRIVE MEMBER FOR A MOVABLE COVER OF THE AESTHETIC COVER

A power socket arrangement (100) comprises a base part (102) and an aesthetic cover (150). A housing (118) comprising shutter means (120) is arranged at a bottom end (108) of the base part (102), for selectively blocking or permitting access to electrical terminals (110) likewise arranged at the bottom end (108). The housing (118) is movably suspended in the base part (102), the suspension permitting a linear movement of the housing (118) between a position at or near the bottom end (108) of the base part (102) and a position near the insertion end (106) of the base part (102). The base part (102) or the housing (118) is provided with a drive member (112), for applying a force to the housing that is directed towards the insertion end (106). The aesthetic cover (150) has an insertion well (154) for a power plug and a movable cover (156) that is supported force-free inside the insertion well (154), and that is pushed towards a front plate (152) of the aesthetic cover (150) by the housing (118).