Electricity: conductors and insulators – Boxes and housings – With electrical device
Patent
1997-07-17
1999-08-10
Kincaid, Kristine
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Boxes and housings
With electrical device
220 38, H01H 902
Patent
active
059361999
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for insulating an electrical box is used for removing an energized electrical device from an outlet box. A removable shield, which is made from electrically-insulating material, acts an insulating barrier between the outlet box and the electrical device terminals to prevent inadvertent shorting and shock and injury to the electrician. Preferably, a pair of shields which can be inserted along the sides of an exposed outlet box in the space between the electrical device and the outlet box. Each shield is sized so that it covers at least that portion of the side of the electrical device having the terminal screws. Once the shields are properly inserted, the electrical device can be grasped by the electrician and safely removed from the outlet box.
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Kincaid Kristine
Patel Dhiru R
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