Safety cover for electrical outlets

Details Safety cover for electrical outlets Safety cover for electrical outlets

1998-06-01

2000-12-12

Bradley, Paula

Electrical connectors

With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...

Retaining means

439144, H01R 1362

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061590347

ABSTRACT:
The subject device is a protective safety cover for electrical outlets of the type affixed to the side of a wall or other building appurtenances, and is a device functioning mainly to protect young children from pulling electrical appliance plugs as inserted in electrical outlets, and comprises a door-like cover member, said door-like cover member being adapted to be mounted in a hinged manner over the existing outlet plate affixed to the wall, or alternatively may be structured as a unitary member with an integrated outlet plate permanently hinged to the door member, and in addition, the subject cover member is provided with one or more appropriately positioned openings which correspond in position to align with the respective inserted electrical plugs when the cover door member is in the closed position, such circular openings being of sufficient diameter to receive a portion of an electrical with the cover door member having slits extending from the non-hinged side to the openings in the cover door member, or other means may be used to accommodate the trailing cords of the electrical plug so that the cover door can be shut over or around such cords.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2510745 (1950-06-01), Kilgore
patent: 3656083 (1972-04-01), Brook
patent: 3955870 (1976-05-01), Wasserman
patent: 4895527 (1990-01-01), Brown et al.

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