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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Douglas J. Oosterman, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Douglas J. Oosterman, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Gary R. Bacon, Muskegon, MI (US);
Andras Kupfermann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A rotatable socket assembly, provided in form of a rotatable socket, includes: a side provided with a socket unit and a functional socket, and an adjacent side provided with a flat surface. The rotatable socket starts rotating, when a switch on an active surface of the rotatable socket is pressed to start the driving motor, such that check elements connected to the active end of the driving motor drive the rotatable socket to rotate by a predetermined angle to cause the socket to face upward, thereby facilitating the use of a plug. Alternatively, when the plug is not in use, the switch at a predetermined angle is pressed, such that the check elements connected to the active end of the driving motor drive the rotatable socket to rotate by a predetermined angle to cause the flat surface to face upward and enable the socket to face laterally and get hidden.