Patent ID: 6196851
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A reorientable electrical outlet comprising:a stationary housing;first and second female electrical receptacles, each receptacle having first and second electrically conductive sleeves electrically isolated from each other;first and second annular conductive paths;first and second housing cavities disposed in the stationary housing to receive the first and second female electrical receptacles, the first and second housing cavities each having annular conductive path surfaces against which are disposed the first and second annular conductive paths, respectively; andfirst and second axial shafts about which the first and second female electrical receptacles angularly move in the first and second housing cavities respectively while maintaining electrical communication between the first electrically conductive sleeve and the first annular conductive path and between the second electrically conductive sleeve and the second annular conductive path.