Patent ID: 7156682

Claim:
An electric socket, comprising: a base, a space being provided inside the base, a shaft being provided in the space, a passage being provided on either side of the shaft, a conducting unit being fitted in each passage, the rear end of each conducting unit extending beyond the rear side of the base, each conducting unit having a pair of plates that are parallel to each other, each pair of plates forming a prong slot therebetween; a rotation unit, the rotation unit having two long sides and two short sides, a hole being provided at the center of the rotation unit, a positioning member being provided on the top of the rotation unit, the hole of the rotation unit engaging with the shaft of the base so as to allow the rotation unit to rotate inside the base; a covering unit, the covering unit having a top plate and a wall which is perpendicular to the top plate, an opening being provided on the covering unit, a positioning ring being fitted in the opening, a hole being provided on the positioning ring, two slots being provided on the wall of the covering unit, the top plate of the covering unit closing the top portion the base, the positioning member of the rotation unit extending beyond the hole of the positioning ring, the wall of the covering unit closing the front side of the base, the two slots being lined up with the two prong slots; and a switching cap unit, the switching cap unit having a grip portion, a positioning hole being provided on the underside of the switching cap unit, the positioning hole of the switching cap unit being firmly connected with the positioning member of the rotation unit to allow the rotation unit to move with the switching cap unit.