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US 5,330,361 AGranted
Electrical plug locking device
OwnerGary W. Brendinventor
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Abstract
A two prong plug locking device having opposed top and bottom hemi-spherical housing elements enclosing an intermediate guide lever and guide plate. A keyed tumbler lock turns the intermediate guide lever. Such guide lever is attached to a flexible cable that moves within a channel in the top and bottom housing. A pair of plug prongs inserted into the bottom housing through multiple apertures are engaged by the cable and locked within the bottom housing. By turning the tumbler lock, the cable is retracted from the plug prongs and the plug is released.
Claims15
A locking device for use with an electrical plug having two or more prongs, the locking device comprising,
- a top housing generally hemi-spherical in shape having an inner cavity and an aperture at an apex for insertion of a keyed tumbler lock element,
- a bottom housing generally hemi-spherical in shape having an inner cavity and a planar bottom surface containing at least two apertures for insertion of prongs from an electrical plug,
- the tumbler lock element having a bottom portion engaging a slot in an intermediate guide lever mounted in the top housing inner cavity,
- a locking element mounted on each side of the slot in the intermediate guide lever to secure the tumbler loch to the intermediate guide lever,
- a flexible cable rotatably attached at an end of the intermediate guide lever and inserted into a channel of inner walls of the top and bottom housings,
- a guide plate mounted in the inner wall of the bottom housing to assist movement of the flexible cable,
- a first and second notches on bottom portion of the guide plate to receive and align a tip of the electrical plug prong and,
- a plurality of attaching elements axially mounted within bores on a planar top surface of the bottom housing and a planar bottom surface of the top housing to attach the top and bottom housing together.
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A locking device for use with an electrical plug having two or more prongs, the locking device comprising,
- a top housing generally hemi-spherical in shape having an inner cavity and an aperture at an apex for insertion of a keyed tumbler lock element,
- a bottom housing generally hemi-spherical in shape having an inner cavity and a planar bottom surface containing at least two apertures for insertion of prongs from an electrical plug,
- the tumbler lock element having a bottom portion engaging a slot in an intermediate guide lever mounted in the top housing inner cavity,
- a pair of locking nuts on each side of the guide lever slot to secure the tumbler lock to the intermediate guide lever,
- a flexible cable rotatably attached at an end of the intermediate guide lever and inserted into a channel of inner walls of the top and bottom housings,
- a guide plate mounted the inner wall of the bottom housing to assist the movement of the flexible cable,
- a first and second notches on bottom portion of the guide plate to receive and align a tip of the electrical plug prong and,
- a plurality of barbed dowels axially mounted within bores on a planar top surface of the bottom housing and a planar bottom surface of the top housing to attach the top and bottom housing together.
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A locking device for use with an electrical plug having two or more prongs, the locking device comprising,
- a top housing generally hemi-spherical in shape having an inner cavity and an aperture at an apex for insertion of a keyed tumbler lock element,
- a bottom housing generally hemi-spherical in shape having an inner cavity and a planar bottom surface containing at least two apertures for insertion of prongs from an electrical plug,
- the tumbler lock element having a bottom portion engaging a slot in an intermediate guide lever mounted in the top housing inner cavity,
- a pair of locking nuts on each side of the guide lever slot engaging threads on a bottom portion of the tumbler locking element to secure the tumbler lock to the intermediate guide lever,
- a flexible cable rotatably attached at an end of the intermediate guide lever and inserted into a channel of inner walls of the top and bottom housings,
- a rivet intersecting an eyelet on a first end of the flexible cable and an opening on the end of the guide lever,
- a guide plate mounted in the inner wall of the bottom housing to assist movement of the flexible cable,
- at least one supporting dowel intersecting the guide plate at a ninety degree angle to support the guide plate mounted within an inner cavity of the bottom housing,
- first and second slot on a planar top surface of the bottom housing to receive and retain the supporting dowel at opposing ends,
- a first and second notch on a bottom portion of the guide plate to receive and align a tip of the electrical plug prong and,
- a plurality of barbed dowels axially mounted within bores on a planar top surface of the bottom housing and a planar bottom surface of the top housing to attach the top and bottom housing together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.