The present invention relates to a power jack (1) for detachably connecting to a power plug (30), the power jack (1) having a body (2) made of an
electrically conductive material with a hole (2') for accommodating a substantially cylindrical pin (31) of the power plug (30) and with a device (4) for connecting to a
power cable (40), the base body (2) having a
helical groove (5) for receiving a locking
nose (32) of the power plug (30), the base body (2) of the power jack (1) including a
bushing (3) with the
helical groove (5) and a receptacle (3') for the
bushing (3), as well as a
power coupling (50) for such a power jack (1) and an associated power plug (30). In the present invention, the spiral groove (5) includes at least two regions (a, c) with a positive slope and regions (b, d) with a negative slope, the regions (b, d) with a negative slope being located at the end of each region (a, c) with a positive slope to form a respective latching step, the receptacle (3') is formed from a
metal or
metal alloy with a sheath (13) of an electrically insulating material, and the
bushing (3) is formed from a material harder than the receptacle (3').