Patent ID: 8182282

Claim:
A connector subassembly for a lever bypass plug-in meter socket for electric watt-hour meters, comprising: (a) a first connector subassembly, comprising a first housing, said first housing having a first wall connected to a second wall, said second wall connected to a third wall, and said third wall connected to a fourth wall to form an enclosure, and wherein said first wall is separated from said fourth wall to form an opening for the passage of at least one bypass blade; (b) at least one meter jaw terminal contact secured to said third wall via at least one securing means such that said meter jaw terminal is inside said enclosure, and wherein said meter jaw terminal is made from an electrically conductive material; (c) at least one spring bracket secured to said third wall via at least one securing means such that said spring bracket is inside said enclosure, and wherein said spring bracket is made from an electrically conductive material; (d) wherein at least a portion of said meter jaw terminal contact is sufficiently away from said third wall so as to form at least one opening for at least one meter blade; and (e) wherein said spring bracket has an extended portion that extends from said third wall towards said first wall, and said extended portion is sufficiently away from said first wall so at to form at least one opening for the passage of said at least one bypass blade, wherein said at least one bypass blade is made from an electrically conductive material, and thereby forming said connector subassembly for a lever bypass plug-in meter socket for electric watt-hour meters.