Patent ID: 6416362
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A three-wire grounding electric adapter comprising:(a) a body comprising a first end and a second end wherein said first end has a vertical planar face capable of detachably engaging a 3-wire electric cord, said second end has a second vertical planar face; (b) a switch mounted on said body for permitting said adapter to complete or disrupt positive electrical current from electrical receptacle to an electric device; (c) at least two electric contact blades fixedly mounted in said second end and extending outwardly from said second vertical planar face for engaging in an electric outlet; (d) a security screw for securing at least one blade of an electric device plug into said adapter locking at least one blade into the adapter wherein said security screw has a head, a shaft and a tab for lockably engaging at least one blade from a cord of an electric device, and wherein said head has an indentation for receiving the blade of a security key tool having a shape which is selected from the group: star, triangle, pentagon, octagon, a squiggle, and spiral; and (e) wherein said adapter further comprising a strap secured to said casing for restraining the cord from the electrical device.