Patent ID: 6468095
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical outlet assembly, comprising:a receptacle, the receptacle including a base, a receiver attached to the base, and a plurality of sockets extending into the receiver, the receiver adapted to matingly engage a skirt of a safety plug, each socket adapted to receive a conductor of a plug; a cover, the cover formed separately from the receptacle and removably secured to the receptacle, the cover including an aperture having an inner periphery, the inner periphery being spaced apart from and surrounding the receiver, the space between the inner periphery and the receiver defining an opening adapted to receive a skirt of a safety plug; a body having a core and a cap secured to the core, the core having a front face; a plurality of conductors engaged with the core, each conductor having a contact portion extending away from the front face in substantially parallel relation to the other conductors; and a retractable skirt slidably engaging the core, the skirt having an inner peripheral surface and a free end, the skirt having an extended position wherein the free end is located distal from the front face of the core and the inner peripheral surface and the front face define a cavity substantially containing the contact portions of the conductors, and the skirt having a retracted position wherein the free end is located proximal to front face.