Electrical socket with rotating receptacle

An electrical socket for electrically connecting power source wires to an electrical plug having prongs, comprising:

• a body having a base and an interior wall forming a body interior, the interior wall having a radial groove;
• a receptacle within the body, the receptacle having a base and a generally circular exterior and at least one pin positioned on the exterior and placed within the body groove such that the receptacle is rotatable within the body as the at least one pin moves within the groove, the receptacle further having at least two prong receptacles for receiving the electrical plug prongs and electrically connecting with the prongs;
• a rotating first electrical contact element centrally disposed on the receptacle base and a stationary first contact element centrally disposed on the body base and in constant electrical connectivity with the rotating first contact element as the receptacle is rotated through 360 degrees;
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• a rotating second electrical contact element radially disposed on the receptacle base and a stationary second contact element radially disposed on the body base, the stationary second contact element being in electrical connectivity with the power source wires and in constant electrical connectivity with the rotating second contact element as the receptacle is rotated through 360 degrees, the rotating second contact element extending radially to form an arc having a length and the stationary second contact element extending radially to form an arc having a length, the two arc lengths summing to less than approximately 370 degrees but more than 360 degrees.

An electrical socket for electrically connecting power source wires to an electrical plug having prongs, comprising:

• a body having a base and an interior wall forming a body interior, the interior wall having a radial groove;
• a receptacle within the body, the receptacle having a base and a generally circular exterior and at least one pin positioned on the exterior and placed within the body groove such that the receptacle is rotatable within the body as the at least one pin moves within the groove, the receptacle further having at least two prong receptacles for receiving the electrical plug prongs and electrically connecting with the prongs;
• a rotating first electrical contact element centrally disposed on the receptacle base and a stationary first contact element centrally disposed on the body base and in constant electrical connectivity with the rotating first contact element as the receptacle is rotated through 360 degrees;
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• a rotating second electrical contact element radially disposed on the receptacle base and a stationary second contact element radially disposed on the body base, the stationary second contact element being in electrical connectivity with the power source wires and in constant electrical connectivity with the rotating second contact element as the receptacle is rotated through 360 degrees, the rotating second contact element extending radially to form an arc having a length and the stationary second contact element extending radially to form an arc having a length, the two arc lengths summing to less than 720 degrees but more than 360 degrees.

An electrical socket for electrically connecting power source wires to an electrical plug having prongs, comprising:

• a body having a base and an interior wall forming a body interior, the interior wall having a radial groove;
• a receptacle within the body interior, the receptacle having a base and a generally circular exterior and two pins positioned on the exterior and placed within the body groove such that the receptacle is rotatable within the body as the two pins move within the groove, the receptacle further having three prong receptacles for receiving the electrical plug prongs and electrically connecting with the prongs, substantially all of the three prong receptacles being positioned within the portion of the receptacle that is within the body interior;
• a first, second and third receptacle rotating electrical contact element fixed to the receptacle base;
• a first, second and third body stationary electrical contact element on the body base adapted to be connected to the power source wires;
• the receptacle rotating first contact element being centrally disposed on the receptacle base, and the body stationary first contact element being centrally disposed on the body base, the stationary first contact element being in constant electrical connectivity with the rotating first contact element as the receptacle is rotated through 360 degrees;
• the receptacle rotating second contact element being radially disposed on the receptacle base, and the body stationary second contact element being radially disposed on the body base, the stationary second contact element being in constant electrical connectivity with the rotating second contact element as the receptacle is rotated through 360 degrees;
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• the receptacle rotating third contact element being radially disposed on the receptacle base, and the body stationary third contact element being radially disposed on the body base, the stationary third contact element being in constant electrical connectivity with the rotating third contact element as the receptacle is rotated through 360 degrees.