Patent ID: 7119292
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a housing; a receptacle coupled to said housing for receiving a plug, wherein the plug and the receptacle are standard electrical wiring components; a switch to selectively enable the receptacle to be connected to a source of power; a connecting means coupled to control said switch to selectively enable said switch to connect said receptacle to a source of power; and a lever pivotally mounted on the exterior of said housing, the lever being coupled to said connecting means and having a first and second position, wherein said lever when in said first position does not shroud said receptacle to allow a plug to be inserted into or removed from said receptacle but prevents said switch from coupling said receptacle to a source of power, and wherein said lever when in said second position shrouds at least partially said receptacle to prevent a plug from being inserted into or being removed from said receptacle but allows said switch to couple said receptacle to a source of power, even when a plug is not in said receptacle.