Electrical connectors – With contact preventer or retractable cover part – Movably mounted
Patent
1992-06-11
1993-08-31
Abrams, Neil
Electrical connectors
With contact preventer or retractable cover part
Movably mounted
174 67, H01R 13447
Patent
active
052404269
ABSTRACT:
New cover assemblies for electrical fixtures in buildings allow conventional duplex outlets to be inexpensively converted into a variety of different designs and/or colors without changing the electrical infrastructure of the fixture. The cover assemblies each include a cover plate member with an appropriate number orifices, each orifice being underlayed by a shutter which, in a closed position blends with the plate member to conceal the entire outlet while avoiding a large and obtrusive design. Each shutter is manually repositioned between respective open and closed positions through the use of control members carried by the shutters which extend laterally through edge slots formed in side wall members of the cover assembly. Finally, a latching mechanism is provided to securely lock each shutter alternatively in its open and closed positions until released through the application of opposed forces upon spaced pressure points configured for an adult sized hand.
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Abrams Neil
Lewis J. Gordon
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