Patent ID: 6050834
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A splash protector for use in an electrical outlet comprising:a shield member including a first shield portion and a second shield portion opposite to the first shield portion, each shield portion including an inner side and an outer side opposite to the inner side, the inner side including a lower flat surface having a tapered groove formed therein terminating in a flush edge with the lower flat surface, an upper flat surface, and an inset area parallel to and set in from the upper flat surface and having a cutout portion formed in the face thereof, the lower flat surface being angularly positioned with respect to the inset area; anda spring member including a substantially circular base portion with an inner surface and an outer peripheral surface, the circular base portion terminating in a pair of radial arms extending outward from said circular base portion, the radial arms of said spring member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surfaces being normally biased apart;wherein said spring member fits within facing inner sides of the first and second shield portions such that the outer periphery of the circular base portion seats within the cutout portions and the outer surfaces of the radial arms seat within the inset areas of said first and second shield portions.