A terminal base assembly for an electric meter characterized by an insulating base with a jaw terminal for receiving a mating blade terminal of a meter, an electric conductor for conducting current to the jaw terminal, a mounting clip for releasably mounting the jaw terminal in the hole and including offset side walls adjacent to facing walls of the hole and in face-to-face contact with the opposite sides of the jaw terminal, and fastening means securing the jaw terminal, the electric conductor, and the mounting clip together.

A meter socket assembly comprising a meter jaw assembly and an extended bus bar for contact with a meter blade of a watt hour meter. The meter jaw assembly further comprises a meter jaw and a jaw spring guide that are mounted together by a fastening device to the extended bus bar. The extended bus bar comprises a chamfered terminal end and cutout portion to easily accept the meter blade. The jaw spring guide overlies the meter jaw and applies a bias force inward to urge the contact face of the meter jaw toward the extended bus bar closing any insertion space and guaranteeing tight contact with the meter blade. A meter socket guide snaps on to the bus bar to maintain the alignment of meter jaw with watt-hour meter blade.