Patent ID: 7575436

Claim:
An electrical plug adapter comprising: a housing including a top, bottom and outer periphery with a rotary ratchet spring mounted between the top and bottom of the housing a cap rotatably mounted between the top and bottom of the housing wherein the rotatable cap includes a plurality of teeth and the ratchet spring includes one or more wings rotatable between a pair of teeth to lock the cap and housing in a selected relative position; a first spade mounted in the cap, wherein the first spade includes a first spade rotary contact rotatably abutting a first housing rotary contact; a second spade mounted in the cap, wherein the second spade includes a second spade rotary contact rotatably abutting a second housing rotary contact; a plug receptacle integral to the outer periphery of the housing and rotatable around the rotary cap, wherein the plug receptacle includes a first receptacle opening including a portion of the first housing rotary contact mounted therein; and a second receptacle opening including a portion of the second housing rotary contact mounted therein further comprising: a sleeve of the first spade rotary contact covering a post of a first housing rotary contact; and the second spade rotary contact and second housing rotary contact each include a slip ring.