System, apparatus and method for eye protection

A method of providing eye safety for a user when employing each of a first power cord including a male plug and a second power cord including a female socket, the method comprising:

• providing safety glasses including an electronic system having a sensor configured to detect when the safety glasses are worn by the user and a first wireless communication device configured to transmit a wireless signal providing information concerning whether the user is wearing the safety glasses;
• providing an apparatus including an electrical isolation device configured, in a first state, to prevent current flow in at least one conductor included in the apparatus, a second wireless communication device configured to wirelessly couple to the first wireless communication device and a fastening device pivotally attached to the apparatus and configured to secure to at least one of the male plug and the female socket, respectively, to the apparatus;
• electrically coupling each of the male plug and the female socket to the apparatus, the male plug and the female socket electrically coupled to one another by the at least one conductor when the electrical isolation device is in a second state;
• securing at least one of the male plug and the female socket to the apparatus by pivoting the fastening device from an open position to a closed position;
• receiving by the second wireless communication device the wireless signal transmitted from the first wireless communication device;
• if the information provided by the wireless signal indicates that the user is wearing the safety glasses, placing the electrical isolation device in the second state to permit current flow in the at least one conductor;
• and
• if the information provided by the wireless signal indicates that the user is not wearing the safety glasses, maintaining the electrical isolation device in the first state.

An apparatus configured for use with a first power cord, a second power cord and safety glasses including a first wireless communication device, the apparatus comprising:

• an electrical isolation device configured to prevent current flow in at least one conductor included in the apparatus;
• a second wireless communication device configured to wirelessly couple to the first wireless communication device;
• a body housing the electrical isolation device and the second wireless communication device, the body including:
• a first end defining a female electrical socket coupled to a line conductor included in the body and a neutral conductor included in the body, the female electrical socket configured to electrically couple to the first power cord;
• and
• a second end defining a male electrical plug coupled to the line conductor and the neutral conductor, the male electrical plug included in the body configured to electrically couple to the second power cord;
• and
• a fastening device pivotally coupled to the body and configured to pivot from an open position to a closed position to secure at least one of the first power cord and the second power cord to the body with the at least one power cord electrically coupled to the body,
• wherein the second wireless communication device is configured to receive a wireless signal transmitted from the first wireless communication device, the wireless signal providing information concerning whether the user is wearing the safety glasses, and
• wherein the electrical isolation device is configured to allow current flow in the line conductor when the information provided by the wireless signal indicates that the safety glasses are being worn by the user.