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US 2006/0134981 A1Published application
Electrical receptacle
OwnerJo-Ellen Fooreinventor
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Abstract
An electrical receptacle is disclosed wherein the front section is detachable for the replacement thereof. The front section includes a pair of posts, which extend through apertures formed in the rear section. A fastener is disposed on a distal end of the post to fasten the front section to the rear section. The front section is adapted to be used with existing receptacles.
Claims19
A front section for an electrical receptacle comprising:
- a front section having a plurality of openings formed therein adapted to receive prongs of an electrical plug therein;
- and
- an attachment device adapted to be disposed between and releasably fasten said front section and a rear section of the electrical receptacle to facilitate removal and replacement of said front section on the rear section.
An electrical receptacle comprising:
- a front section having an aperture formed therein;
- a rear section having an aperture formed therein;
- a post having a first end and a second end, the first end of said post disposed in the aperture of said front section and the second end of said post disposed in the aperture of said rear section;
- and
- a fastener disposed on the second end of said post to releasably fasten said front section to said rear section of the electrical receptacle.
2 more elements
An electrical receptacle comprising:
- a front section having at an aperture formed in a back thereof;
- a rear section including a mounting bracket and a housing, each of the mounting bracket and the housing having an aperture formed therein, the housing including a recess formed in a rear surface surrounding the aperture of the housing;
- a post having a first end and a second end, the first end of said post disposed in the aperture of said front section, said post extending through the aperture formed in the mounting bracket and the aperture formed in the housing;
- and
- a fastener disposed on the second end of said post in the recess of the housing to releasably fasten said front section to said rear section of the electrical receptacle.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.