Electricity: conductors and insulators – Covers or face plates – With closure for face plate opening
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-16
2007-01-16
Estrada, Angel R. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Covers or face plates
With closure for face plate opening
C174S066000, C174S480000, C174S481000, C220S003300, C439S135000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11237818
ABSTRACT:
An electrical outlet covering apparatus includes a housing that has a back wall and a peripheral wall. The back wall has a pair of openings extending therethrough that are alignable with one of a pair of female outlets. The peripheral wall includes has a bottom wall that has a slot therein. A covering includes a front wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends away from the front wall. The perimeter wall has an inner surface defining a cavity for receiving the housing. The covering is removably positionable on and over the housing. The perimeter wall has a notch therein that is aligned with the slot when the covering is positioned on the housing. A male power plug may be plugged into one of the female wall outlets and a cord attached thereto extended downwardly through the slot and notch.
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