Electrical connectors – With contact preventer or retractable cover part – Movably mounted
Patent
1996-09-06
1998-09-29
Abrams, Neil
Electrical connectors
With contact preventer or retractable cover part
Movably mounted
439346, 439148, 439732, H01R 1344
Patent
active
058138730
ABSTRACT:
A safety cap for an electrical outlet having an adhesive section can be attached to a standard outlet cover. Alternately an outlet cover including two slidable plates including a spring or spring groove can be used to prevent access to the outlet by a child. An elongated member on one plate is used to contact a spring on the other plate. Alternately, the elongated member can fit into a spring groove to bias the plates apart into the closed position. Locking pins can be used to lock the plates onto an aperture at the base of a plug's power prong. Additionally, a recess around each electrical outlet can mate with a respective lip of a plug to provide an interlocking interface between the plug and outlet cover to prevent a child from being able to insert a metal object between the plug and the face-plate.
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McBain Theodore
Osborn Melvin R.
Abrams Neil
Patel T C
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