Safety cover for an electrical outlet

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1977-03-02

1978-01-24

Lake, Roy

Geometrical instruments

H01R 1344

Patent

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040700780

ABSTRACT:
The safety cover encloses an electric outlet to keep such outlet and the electrical plugs inserted therein out of reach of babies, infants and children of tender years to prevent injuries. It includes a plate mounted over the electrical outlet to expose the sockets and which has a pair of spaced apart latching elements. A pair of hollow closure elements are hingedly connected to the plate and are provided with spaced apart flexible abutments engageable with the latching elements for securing the closure elements against different areas of the plate to thereby enclose the sockets and electrical plugs. Babies and small children are not strong enough to release the closure elements and are thus prevented from touching the outlet and plugs. However, adults and grown children have sufficient strength and know-how and can remove the closure elements for the latched position by applying a force thereto which release the flexible abutments from the latching elements.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2526606 (1950-10-01), Gregg
patent: 2870933 (1959-01-01), Winter
patent: 2880264 (1959-03-01), Ruskin
patent: 3656083 (1972-04-01), Brook
patent: 3716815 (1973-02-01), Riches

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