Electrical outlet having double throw switch for connection to power line through alternate circuit paths

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET DEVICE COMPRISING A SUPPORT MOUNTING A FIRST AND A SECOND ELECTRICAL CONTACT RESPECTIVELY ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL POWER LINES, MEANS FOR CONNECTING ONE OF SAID CONTACTS DIRECTLY TO ONE OF SAID POWER LINES, FIRST AND SECOND ALTERNATIVE CIRCUIT PATHS CONNECTING SAID SECOND ELECTRICAL CONTACT TO THE OTHER OF SAID POWER LINES, A FIRST AND A SECOND NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCH IN THE RESPECTIVE CIRCUIT PATHS AND MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT TO COMPLETE THE RESPECTIVE PATHS FROM SAID SECOND CONTACT TO SAID OTHER POWER LINE, EACH OF SAID NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCHES COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPRING CONTACT ELEMENTS WHICH WHEN ENGAGED WITH EACH OTHER COMPLETE A CONDUCTIVE PATH THEREBETWEEN AND WHICH WHEN SEPARATED DEFINE AN OPEN CIRCUIT THEREBETWEEN, A ROCKER ARM PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED FOR ROCKING MOVEMENT ON SAID SUPPORT, A FIRST AND A SECOND CONTACT SEPARATOR MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID ROCKER ARM ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PIVOTAL SUPPORT THEREFOR, SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONTACT SEPARATOR MEANS BEING RESPECTIVELY ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID FIRST AND SECOND NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCH WHEREBY ONE OF SAID CONTACT SEPARATOR MEANS ENGAGES ITS CORRESPONDING SWITCH TO OPEN THE CIRCUIT PATH OF THE RESPECTIVE SWITCH AND WHEREBY THE OTHER CONTACT SEPARATOR MEANS IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVED OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OTHER NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCH TO PERMIT SAID OTHER NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCH TO RETURN TO ITS NORMALLY CLOSED POSITION IN WHICH ITS RESPECTIVE CIRCUIT PATH IS RENDERED EFFECTIVE TO CONNECT SAID SECOND CONTACT TO SAID OTHER POWER LINE.