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US 7,652,210 B2Granted
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.
Claims22
An electrical outlet safety cover device comprising:
- a. a body having a front face and a rear face;
- b. at least one prong rigidly attached to and extending from said rear face of said body, said at least one prong defining a tongue carrying a barb, said barb being biased by said tongue to engage an electrical outlet when said cover is inserted therein;
- c. a generally rectangular-shaped structure having a first end attached to said rear face of said body and a second end spaced distal to said rear face of said body;
- d. wherein said tongue, is defined by three slits in said rectangular-shaped structure, one of said slits being defined along said first end of said structure and two of said slits being defined near the lateral edges of said structure, said three slits being connected such that said tongue is attached to said structure only at said end of said structure distal to said body.
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An electrical outlet safety cover device comprising:
- a. a body having a front face and a rear face;
- b. at least one prong rigidly attached to and extending from said rear face of said body, said at least one prong defining a tongue carrying a barb, said barb being biased by said tongue to engage an electrical outlet when said cover is inserted therein;
- c. a generally rectangular-shaped structure, attached at a first end to said rear face of said body and a second end spaced distal to said rear face of said body;
- d. wherein said tongue, is defined by two slits in said structure, said slits being defined near the lateral edges of said structure, such that said tongue is attached to said structure only at said first end of said structure and said second end of said structure.
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An electrical outlet safety cover device comprising:
- a. a body having a front face and a rear face;
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- b. two prongs attached to and extending from said rear face of said body;
- c. wherein one of said prongs is generally “U” shaped, having one leg of said “U” shape being rigidly attached to said rear face of said body, and the other leg being moveable with respect to said rigidly fixed leg.
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An electrical outlet safety cover comprising:
- a. a body having a front face and a rear face;
- b. one or more prongs rigidly extending from said rear face of said body, at least one of said prongs defining a recessed area therein along a portion of its length;
- c. a spring member rigidly attached to said rear face of said body in close proximity to said prong;
- d. said spring member being moveable with respect to said prong, such that said spring member can be deflected into said recessed area defined by said prong;
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- e. a barb defined on said spring member.
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An electrical outlet safety cover comprising:
- a. a body having a front face and a rear face;
- b. two prongs generally shaped to fit within rectangular openings defined in an electrical outlet, said prongs being rigidly attached to and extending from said rear face of said body, wherein at least one of said prongs defines a tongue carrying a barb biased by said tongue to engage said electrical outlet when said cover is inserted therein, thus preventing the removal of said device from said outlet;
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- c. a tab member, for deflecting said tongue to disengage said barb from said electrical outlet, thus enabling the removal of said cover from said outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.