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US 5,212,351 AGranted
Insulating boot for electrical device mounted in connector box
OwnerGeorge D. Rainesinventor
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OwnerGeorge D. Rainesinventor
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An insulating boot for use with an electrical device that is attached to a outlet box. The box is attached to wall studs and may hold one or more electrical device, such as snap or dimmer switches, electrical outlets, television cables, telephone jacks and the like. The boot is made of a non-conducting, elastic material in the form of a strip the ends of which adhere to form a loop that snap around the circumference of the device. A second strip follows a second circumference around the back of the device and attaches by adhering to the first strip at a position between the ends of the first strip so as to to interfere with the attachment of the two ends of the first strip. The insulating boot prevents the shorting of the terminal of a device against the grounded outlet box wall or against the terminals of an adjacent device.
An insulating boot for use with an electrical device having electrical connections, a firs circumference and a second circumference, and an electrical outlet box, said insulating boot comprising:
An insulating boot for use with an electrical device having electrical connections, a first circumference and a second circumference, and an electrical outlet box, said insulating boot comprising a first strip of non-conducting material having a first end and a second end, said first end carrying adhesive so that said first end will adhere to said second end when said first strip is wrapped about said electrical device, said first strip being between one and one-and one-half inches wide so as to fit between said electrical device and said electrical outlet box and cover said electrical connections when wrapped about said electrical device, said boot having a second strip with a first end and second end, said first end integrally attached to said first strip between said first end and said second end of said first strip, said second strip being at substantially right angle to said first strip, said second end of said second strip being attachable to said first strip, said second end of said second strip carrying adhesive and attaching to said first strip between said first end and said second end of said first strip at a different position along said first strip than where said first end and said second end of said first strip adhere together.
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