Patent ID: 6296522
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical socket comprising:a pair of insulative housings coupled together, at least one of said housings being turnable relative to the other one of said housings about an axis, one of said housings being formed with an outlet that is adapted to receive a power plug;a first conductor set including a pair of spaced apart conductors that are mounted in said one of said housings and that are adapted to connect electrically with the power plug;a conductive contact member set including a pair of spaced apart contact members that are selectively mounted in one of said housings; anda conductive resilient member set including a pair of spaced apart spring members that are selectively mounted in the other one of said housings, and that respectively and resiliently bridge said contact members, at least one of said resilient member set and said contact member set being rotatable relative to the other one of said resilient member set and said contact member set about said axis with said spring members respectively and resiliently in sliding contact with said contact members when the associated one of said housings rotate relative to the other one of said housings about said axis, said conductors being selectively connected to one of said contact member set and said resilient member set.