Electrical Equipment Receptacle Cover
AssigneeSaf-T-Gard International, Inc.
InventorRichard A. Rivkin
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Abstract
A soft rubber protective safety cover for positioning over a projecting receptacle portion of an electrical equipment box to minimize the safety hazard caused by such projecting portion. The cover is of generally cylindrical configuration with oppositely disposed generally rectangular portions positioned along the elongate dimension of the cover to encapsulate the receptacle when the cover is in position thereover so as to prevent sharp and/or projecting portions thereof from causing injury to a person who comes in contact with the receptacle.
Claims18
A cover for an electrical equipment receptacle which includes a length having projecting portions extending beyond a surface of the receptacle, said cover comprising, a body having an elongate length, said body having an open end and a closed end, the closed end being positioned within a plane spaced from the open end, a pair of extension portions disposed along opposite sides of the elongate length, each said extension portion having a respective open end coextensive with the open end of the cover and a closed end spaced beyond the plane of the closed end of the cover, the cover being adapted to be slidably positioned over the receptacle such that when the cover is so positioned the projecting portions of the receptacle are confined within the cover.
In combination with an electrical equipment receptacle having a length which includes projecting portions extending beyond a surface of the receptacle, a cover for said receptacle, said cover comprising, a body having an elongate length, said body having an open end and a closed end, the closed end being positioned within a plane spaced from the open end, a pair of extension portions disposed along opposite sides of the elongate length, each said extension portion having a respective open end coextensive with the open end of the cover and a closed end spaced beyond the plane of the closed end of the cover, the cover being adapted to be slidably positioned over the receptacle such that when the cover is so positioned the projecting portions of the receptacle are confined within the cover.
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