Patent ID: 8956168
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical outlet safety device for removable installation between an electrical plug and an electrical receptacle, the safety device comprising: a thin, flat body portion having a plug face; a receptacle face opposite the plug face; a plurality of passages therethrough, the passages corresponding to the prongs of an electrical plug, the body portion being made from compressed material adapted to expand rapidly upon reaching a predetermined temperature, thereby forcefully ejecting the electrical plug from the electrical socket when the body portion is installed therebetween; a plurality of electrical contacts extending from the body portion, the electrical contacts communicating electrically with the electrical plug and the electrical receptacle when the body portion is installed therebetween; and amperage sensing means disposed within the body portion for sensing current flowing through the electrical contacts and for rapidly expanding the compressed material of the body portion when the amperage sensing means senses a predetermined amperage, thereby forcefully ejecting the electrical plug from the electrical socket when the body portion is installed therebetween.