Patent ID: 7018247

Claim:
A clamp-jaw contact assembly comprising; a stationary contact structured to engage a meter socket receptacle; a moveable contact pivotally coupled to said stationary contact, said moveable contact being structured to resist undesired insertion of a meter bayonet between said moveable contact and said stationary contact; a clamping element coupled to said stationary contact and including an integral jaw spring, said integral jaw spring being adapted to bias said moveable contact toward said stationary contact; and wherein said stationary contact includes an elongated body and a pair of sides which extend from said elongated body, wherein said moveable contact includes a pivot member, a body portion and a pair of sides which extend from said body portion; wherein said clamping element includes a generally planar body portion and a pair of sides, said pair of sides and said integral jaw spring extending from said generally planar body portion; wherein the sides of said stationary contact have a first pair of opposing openings, the sides of said moveable contact have a second pair of opposing openings, and the sides of said clamping element have a third pair of opposing openings; and wherein said first, second and third pairs of opposing openings are structured to align in order to receive said pivot member therethrough.