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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2011
Gregory Galluccio, Smithtown, NY (US);
Anthony Tufano, N. Massapequa, NY (US);
Francisco Schapira, Valley Stream, NY (US);
Cesar Vasquez, Chihuahua, MX;
Carlos Salazar, Chihuahua, MX;
Gregory Galluccio, Smithtown, NY (US);
Anthony Tufano, N. Massapequa, NY (US);
Francisco Schapira, Valley Stream, NY (US);
Cesar Vasquez, Chihuahua, MX;
Carlos Salazar, Chihuahua, MX;
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
A socket assembly includes a rotor assembly, a housing, and at least one electrical contact. The rotor assembly has an axis of rotation and defines a channel. The rotor assembly is adapted to receive at least one lamp pin within the channel from an edge of the rotor assembly. The housing is adapted to receive the rotor assembly such that the rotor assembly is rotatable along its axis of rotation therein. The housing defines a notch adapted to receive each of the at least one lamp pin when each of the axis of each of the at least one pin is about parallel to the axis of rotation. A least one electrical contact is disposed within the housing and an electrical contact of the at least one electrical contact is adapted for operative engagement with a lamp pin of the at least one lamp pin.