Patent ID: 8333602

Claim:
A socket assembly, comprising: a rotor including a channel formed therein and defining an axis of rotation, the channel having a length about perpendicular to the axis of rotation, the channel defining first and second ends; a housing adapted to receive the rotor such that the rotor is rotatable about its axis of rotation when secured therein, the rotor is rotatable with respect to the housing between first and second positions, the housing including a notch, the channel of the rotor aligns with the notch of the housing when in the first position such that first and second lamp pins can be received through the notch of the housing and into the channel of the rotor from the first end of the channel; a first conductor having first and second ends each disposed on opposite sides of the rotor, wherein the first end of the conductor contacts the first lamp pin when the rotor is in the second position and the second end of the conductor contacts the second lamp pin when the rotor is in the second position; and a second conductor electrically isolated from the first conductor when the rotor is in the first position and is in electrical communication with the first conductor when the rotor is in the second position.