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US 2009/0008123 A1Published application
Protective Electrical Outlet Cover Having Integrated Positive Locking Mechanism
AssigneeSocket-Lockits, Inc.
InventorPatrick M. White
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Abstract
A safety device for electrical outlets includes a body having prongs rigidly attached to the body which can be inserted into the openings of a standard electrical outlet, wherein one or more of the prongs define a spring-biased portion defining a barb for engaging the rear surface of the outlet once the device is fully inserted therein.
Claims25
An electrical outlet safety device comprising:
- a. a body;
- and
- b. at least one prong rigidly attached to said body, said at least one prong defining a spring mechanism carrying a barb biased by said spring to engage the rear surface of an electrical outlet when said device is inserted therein.
An electrical outlet safety device comprising:
- a. a body;
- b. two prongs generally shaped to fit within the rectangular openings of an electrical outlet, said prongs being rigidly attached to said body, said prongs defining a spring mechanism carrying a barb biased by said spring mechanism to engage the rear surface of an electrical outlet when said device is inserted therein;
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- c. a structure, for compressing said spring mechanisms to disengage said barbs from the rear surface of an electrical outlet, such that said device can be extracted therefrom.
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An electrical outlet safety device comprising:
- a. a body;
- b. two prongs, said prongs being generally “U” shaped, each having one leg of the “U” being rigidly attached to said body, and the other leg being moveable with respect to said rigidly fixed leg to define a spring mechanism;
- c. a barb, defined on said spring mechanism, said barb being biased by said spring to engage the rear surface of an electrical outlet when said device is inserted therein;
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- d. a tab, connected to the spring mechanism for both prongs, said tab being moveable with respect to said body such as to simultaneously move said spring mechanism for both of said prongs to disengage said barbs from the rear surface of the electrical outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.