Patent ID: 8986040
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A child safety plug lock for releasably securing a plug within a power outlet, the plug lock comprising: a body portion including a through-hole and left and right sides, said through-hole being positioned and located for aligning with a hole in the power outlet for connecting the plug lock thereto; left and right arm portions extending from the left and right sides, of the body portion respectively, each said arm portion including an inwardly facing flange; wherein said flanges are sized and positioned to engage and retain the plug in the power outlet when said plug lock is attached to the power outlet via the through-hole and the plug is inserted into the power outlet; and wherein the left and right arm portions are flexible, and are sized and positioned such that pressure applied to an arm portion causes that arm portion to flex laterally away from the plug, which disengages the flange of the flexed arm from retaining the plug in the power outlet.