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US 6,310,291 B1Granted
Utility lock-out apparatus
OwnerEmett Cloughinventor
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A utility lock-out apparatus for power outlet assemblies, electrical switch assemblies, communication outlet assemblies, cable outlet assemblies, or the like. The utility lock-cut apparatus may be configured in the form of a power outlet face plate, an electrical switch face plate, a communication outlet face plate, a cable outlet face plate. The utility lock-out apparatus may also be configured in the form of an attachment to a conventional power outlet face plate, a conventional electrical switch face plate, a conventional communication outlet face plate, or a conventional cable outlet face plate, wherein the particular utility lock-out face plate or attachment includes a base element and at least one longitudinal element that extends from the surface of the base element at a particular location for a desired distance above the surface of the base element. Each longitudinal element includes a hole defined therein having a size configured for enabling a lock bar to pass therethrough. The particular utility lock-out face plate or attachment provides the ability of a user to lock-out access to one or more power outlets, electrical switches, communication outlets, or cable outlets.
A utility lock-out apparatus comprising a covering with a forward surface and a rearward surface, said covering having defined therein at least one utility device hole through which a utility device may extend, said covering including at least one fastening means hole defined therein through which a fastening means may pass for securing said covering to a utility housing, said covering including at least one longitudinal element extending from the forward surface of said covering for a predetermined distance, said at least one longitudinal element having a hole defined therein with a size configured for enabling a lock bar means of a conventional locking means to pass therethrough.
A utility lock-out apparatus comprising a utility lock-out attachment having a base element with a forward surface, a rearward surface, and at least one fastening means hole defined therein through which a fastening means may pass for securing said utility lock-out attachment to a standard utility face plate, said utility lock-out attachment including at least one utility device hole defined therein through which a utility device may extend;
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