Patent ID: 6454612
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A wall plug comprising:a pair of blades and a grounding prong respectively coupled to a plurality of conductors of an electrical cable; a housing having a perimeter wall extending between a bottom wall of said housing and an open upper end thereof to define a full height of said wall plug, said housing having a cavity formed therein and in open communication with said open end, said bottom wall having a pair of blade openings formed therethrough for respectively receiving said pair of blades therein and a grounding prong opening for receiving said grounding prong therein, said bottom wall having a pair of first fixing members respectively formed adjacent said pair of blade openings and adapted for respectively encompassing corresponding upper portions of said blades to secure said blades to said housing, said bottom wall having a second fixing member at least partially circumscribing said grounding prong opening for engagement of said grounding prong, said perimeter wall having a U-shaped opening formed therethrough for passage of said electrical cable from said cavity, said perimeter wall having a plurality of locating holes formed therethrough and at least a pair of concave recesses formed therein on opposing sides of said housing, said perimeter wall having at least a pair of flanged portions disposed adjacent said open upper end of said housing in correspondence with said at least a pair of concave recesses to provide gripping surfaces for a user's fingers to exert a pulling force on said wall plug; and a cover engaged in said housing to form a closure for said open upper end, said cover having a plurality of extension legs extending therefrom and respectively disposed in correspondence with said plurality of locating holes, each of said extension legs having a hook formed on a distal end thereof for engagement with a respective one of said locating holes, said cover including a pair of blocking members extending therefrom, each of said blocking members being disposed in correspondence with a side portion of a respective one of said first fixing members to trap said upper portion of a corresponding blade therebetween.