Patent ID: 6664471
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A removable socket cover device for releasably attaching to and covering a plurality of female sockets each having a pair of receptacles therein, the plurality of female sockets being positioned with an electrical housing, the housing having a centrally located well therein, the well being threaded, the cover device comprising:a panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, said panel having a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of side edges; and a plurality of prongs, each of said prongs having a first end and a second end, each of said first ends being attached to said inner surface such that said prongs extend away from said inner surface, said prongs being positioned such that pairs of prongs are defined, each of said pairs of prongs being positioned such that each of said pairs of prongs is alignable with one of the pairs of receptacles, wherein the number of pairs of prongs equals the number of the female sockets, each of said prongs comprising an insulated material; a pair of side walls, each of said side walls being attached to and extending away from one of said side edges wherein said side walls extend into the housing and over either side of the sockets when said inner surface is adjacent to the sockets; and wherein said prongs may be removably positioned in said receptacles such that the female sockets are covered by the panel.