Patent ID: 9537245
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G01R,H01R

Claim:
1. A socket assembly for a meter center including at least one meter having a stab, said socket assembly comprising: a base member; and a jaw assembly comprising a first jaw member and a second jaw member coupled to said first jaw member, each of said first jaw member and said second jaw member having a number of retaining edges and being structured to engage said stab, wherein said jaw assembly is structured to rotate between a first position corresponding to disengagement between said number of retaining edges and said base member, and a second position corresponding to engagement between said number of retaining edges and said base member; wherein each of said first jaw member and said second jaw member comprises a body portions and a number of tab portions extending from said body portion of said first jaw member and said second jaw member toward each other; wherein said body portion has said number of retaining edges and wherein, when said jaw assembly is in the second position, said number of tab portions engage said base member in order to prevent rotational movement of said first jaw member and said second jaw member with respect to said base member.