Patent ID: 7142412

Claim:
A socket assembly for mounting an electric meter, comprising a plurality of power line connector subassemblies for connecting electric power lines to the socket assembly, each subassembly comprising a generally U-shaped lug of electrically conductive material having opposing legs and a bottom defining a saddle for supporting one of said electric power lines, a connector comprising a body of electrically conductive material having an inner face, an outer face and opposite sides slidably engageable with respective legs of the lug to mount the body on the lug in a position in which the inner face of the body faces toward the bottom of the lug and the outer face of the body faces away from the bottom of the lug, a horn of electrically conductive material projecting from the body for connection to a bypass conductor forming at least part of an electrical path for bypassing said electric meter, and a screw opening through said body extending from the outer face of the body to the inner face of the body, and a screw threadable through said screw opening to a position in which the screw is adapted to contact said power line in the saddle of the lug.