Protective enclosure for electrical outlets

Details Protective enclosure for electrical outlets Protective enclosure for electrical outlets

1988-04-29

1990-04-10

Bradley, P. Austin

Electrical connectors

With contact preventer or retractable cover part

Movably mounted

439367, 439893, 174 67, H01R 1344

Patent

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049156381

ABSTRACT:
A box-like cover is hinged to a base plate to form a protective enclosure for electrical outlets. An integral cantilevered locking tab is formed by a spaced pair of slots extending inward from the edge of the cover through which cords plugged into the outlet pass. A hook member on the end of the cantilevered locking tab engages a ledge formed by a slot in the base plate to secure the cover in the closed position. The cantilevered locking tab provides a flexible latch which is easily operated by the informed, but is not obvious to a child. The cover may be opaque or transparent for use with a night light.

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patent: 2510745 (1950-06-01), Kilgore
patent: 2526606 (1950-10-01), Gregg
patent: 2880264 (1959-03-01), Ruskin
patent: 3491327 (1970-01-01), Tait et al.
patent: 4603932 (1986-08-01), Heverly
patent: 4723823 (1988-02-01), Pinkerton et al.

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