Patent ID: 8217264
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. An improved electrical outlet access control accessory for mounting in a wall having a visible surface and an opening therein, to provide access to and concealment for an electrical outlet mounted in aligned juxtaposition to the wall opening and recessed within the wall, comprising: a) a housing having i) an internal space and first and second openings, said internal space and openings defined by first and second facing walls and third and fourth facing walls adjacent and attached to the first and second walls, and ii) a first housing pivot on the first wall and within the housing, said housing pivot spaced from the housing opening; b) a cover sized to fit within the first housing opening; and c) a first arm sized to fit within the housing, and attached at a first end to the cover proximate an edge thereof, and to an arm pivot spaced from the first end of the first arm, said arm pivot attached for rotation to the first housing pivot, to allow the first arm to rotate and shift the cover between an open position within the housing's internal space and a closed position placing the cover within the first housing opening and in substantial alignment with the visible surface of the wall, said open and closed cover positions respectively allowing access to and concealment for the outlet.