# US 8,147,260 B2 · Power outlet socket safety shield device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,147,260 B2 - Document ID: US8147260B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/868,262 - Filed: 2010-08-25 - Published: 2010-12-16 - Granted: 2012-04-03 - Earliest claimed: 2009-09-25 - Inventors: Huadao Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8147260B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/4534: {Laterally sliding shutter} - H01R 24/76: with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall - H01R 2103/00: Two poles - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A power outlet socket safety shield device comprises a left slider comprising a left transverse baffle and a left inclined stopper. A right slider comprises a right transverse baffle and a right inclined stopper. At least one elastic element is positioned between the left slider and the right slider. The left inclined stopper is inclined in a direction opposite to the inclination of the right inclined stopper. When the device is in a rest state, the left inclined stopper is above the right transverse baffle and the right inclined stopper is above the left transverse baffle. When the device is in an active state, the elastic element is compressed, the left slider and the right slider are moved in opposite directions to displace the left inclined stopper away from the right transverse baffle and to displace the right inclined stopper away from the left transverse baffle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A power outlet socket safety shield device, comprising: a left slider comprising an inside side wall on one end and an outside side wall on an opposite end, the inside side wall comprising a left transverse baffle and the outside side wall comprising a left inclined stopper; a right slider comprising an inside side wall on one end and an outside side wall on an opposite end, the inside side wall comprising a right transverse baffle and the outside side wall comprising a right inclined stopper; and at least one elastic element positioned between the left slider and the right slider, wherein the left inclined stopper is inclined in a direction opposite to the inclination of the right inclined stopper, wherein, when the power outlet socket safety shield device is in a rest state, the left inclined stopper is above the right transverse baffle and the right inclined stopper is above the left transverse baffle, and wherein, when the power outlet socket safety shield device is in an active state, the elastic element is compressed, the left slider and the right slider are moved in opposite directions to displace the left inclined stopper away from the right transverse baffle and to displace the right inclined stopper away from the left transverse baffle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein: the left slider further comprises a bottom and a left fixing post on its bottom; and the right slider further comprises a bottom and a right fixing post on its bottom, wherein the left fixing post and the right fixing post are configured to fix to a position on a middle frame of a power outlet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the left slider and the right slider comprise a dielectric material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein: the left slider further comprises a left top face on its inside side wall and at least one left guide block at the left top face; and the right slider further comprises a right top face on its inside side wall and at least one right guide block at the right top face, wherein the left guide block and the right guide block are configured to embed into a long slideway of a power outlet enclosure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4, wherein: the left slider further comprises a bottom and a left fixing post on its bottom; and the right slider further comprises a bottom and a right fixing post on its bottom, wherein the left fixing post and the right fixing post are configured to fix to a position on a middle frame of the power outlet. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4, further comprising a supporting bracket with a surface and a protruding fixing block on the surface of the supporting bracket, wherein, when the left slider and the right slider are overlapped, an enclosed space is formed, and the supporting bracket and the protruding fixing block are located within the area enclosed by the left slider and the right slider. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a supporting bracket with a surface and a protruding fixing block on the surface of the supporting bracket, wherein, when the left slider and the right slider are overlapped, an enclosed space is formed, and the supporting bracket and the protruding fixing block are located within the area enclosed by the left slider and the right slider. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein the protruding fixing block comprises a right side with a groove and tongue configuration and a left side with a groove and tongue configuration, and wherein a first elastic element of the at least one elastic element is located between the left slider and the left side, a second elastic element of the at least one elastic element is located between the right slider and the right side, and the first elastic element is parallel to and staggered along side the second elastic element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the supporting bracket comprises a bottom surface and a fixing post on the bottom surface, and the fixing post is configured to fix the left slider and the right slider to a position on a middle frame of a power outlet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the supporting bracket comprises a dielectric material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the left slider and the right slider comprise a dielectric material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the protruding fixing block comprises a right side with a groove and tongue configuration and a left side with a groove and tongue configuration, and wherein a first elastic element of the at least one elastic element is located between the left slider and the left side, a second elastic element of the at least one elastic element is located between the right slider and the right side, and the first elastic element is parallel to and staggered along side the second elastic element. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the supporting bracket comprises a bottom surface and a fixing post on the bottom surface, and the fixing post is configured to fix the left slider and the right slider to a position on a middle frame of a power outlet. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the supporting bracket comprises a dielectric material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the left slider and the right slider comprise a dielectric material.