Electrical connectors – With contact preventer or retractable cover part – Movably mounted
Patent
1988-04-22
1989-07-11
Paumen, Gary F.
Electrical connectors
With contact preventer or retractable cover part
Movably mounted
439263, H01R 1344
Patent
active
048467073
ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a safety device which has a dual purpose, resisting the insertion of foreign objects or electrical plugs into the outlet without first moving an actuator arm and resisting removal of said plug once properly inserted without first moving the actuator arm. The outlet has at least one receptacle with opposed u-shaped contacts with the adjoining sides of said contacts having inclined surfaces thereon. The actuator arm is moveable along these inclined surfaces to open and close the contacts as needed. A blocking or shield member is pivotally mounted between the sides of each contact to further resist insertion of foreign objects or an electrical plug into the contact without first moving the actuator arm. In the preferred embodiment, the actuator arm includes a spring having a stiff bias which makes movement of the actuator arm difficult for small children. The invention is also disclosed in a further embodiment wherein it is used in an electrical extension cord application.
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Gossett Dykema
Paumen Gary F.
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