# US 11,909,153 B1 · Safety cap device

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- Number: US 11,909,153 B1
- Document ID: US11909153B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 17/351,815
- Filed: 2021-06-18
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2021-06-18
- Applicants: Joshua Koehn
- Inventors: Joshua Koehn
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909153B1

## CPC

- H01R 4/22: End caps, i.e. of insulating or conductive material for covering or maintaining connections between wires entering the cap from the same end
- H02G 15/043: {with end caps, e.g. sleeve closed at one end}
- H01R 4/4863: {Coil spring}
- H01B 17/56: Insulating bodies
- H02G 1/14: for joining or terminating cables
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- H01B: CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES (selection for magnetic properties H01F1/00; waveguides H01P {; printed circuits H05K})

## Abstract

A safety cap device includes a flexible cylindrical cap formed of material of low conductivity such as rubber. Additionally, the device includes a spring biased clip is integrated on the open end of the cap such that the clip is used to clip about a wire and hold the cap over the end of said wire. In one embodiment, the clip retains the cap in a closed position by the tension of the spring in its relaxed stated. The clip is then compressed which then in turn compresses the spring to engage the cap in an open position. The cap is then mounted onto exposed electrical wiring which will provide protection to a user working with the exposed wiring. A user utilizes the cap as a handle which prevents direct contact with the exposed wiring.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for a safety cap device, comprising:
a) exposed electrical wiring;
b) a clip assembly including a clip having a first section and a second section, wherein said first section and said second section each include a concave portion, wherein said clip is a flat structure, wherein said second section overlaps said first section at a middle portion, a hinged connection inserted within said middle section pivotally joining said first section and said second section, wherein said hinged connection is a screw member, said clip further including internal sections, wherein said internal sections are convex members provided for each of said first section and said second section, said internal sections having a “C”-shaped configuration, wherein said clip further includes handle sections provided for each of said first section and said second section, wherein said handle section extends flaringly from said clip, a spring mounted to a spring receiving section of said clip located adjacent to said hinged connection, wherein said spring receiving section includes two spring receiving members being rectangular members which are inserted within distal ends of said spring;
c) a cap assembly including a cap having a flexible cylindrical shape with a rounded bottom end, wherein said cap includes an interior portion having a smooth surface accessed through an opening of said cap, wherein said cap further includes a ring surrounding said opening, said ring further including an internal portion, wherein said internal portion receives said internal sections of said clip, said internal sections located entirely within said ring and encloses said opening of said cap;
d) a closed position being a default position, wherein said spring provides an expanding force to said first section and said second section to engage said internal sections to be closed together, said opening having an oval shape when said closed position is engaged; and
e) an open position engages when a squeezing force is applied to said handle sections of said clip, wherein said squeezing force results in the compression of said spring thereby providing a circular shape to said opening, wherein said cap is mounted onto said exposed electrical wiring.