Patent ID: 6222125
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: H01R,H02G

Abstract:
An apparatus for covering an electrical outlet comprising:a faceplate;a body formed of a compressible insulating material having a hollow opening corresponding to a pair of female electrical elements of an electrical outlet;a thin layer of insulating material within said hollow opening of said body covering the female electrical elements of the electrical outlet, said thin layer of insulating material having slits only large enough to allow an electrical plug access through said slits of the thin layer of insulating material to engage with the electrical outlet;a moveable assembly covering each female electrical outlet including urging extensions and covering extensions, said covering extensions permitting a gap therebetween when the urging extensions are pressed, said moveable assembly being located between an electrical outlet faceplate, said body and said layer of insulating material, the covering extensions being moveable from a first position whereupon the covering extensions block access to said female electrical elements of said electrical outlet by an electrical plug, to a second position permitting access to female electrical elements of the electrical outlet by said electrical plug and wherein the gap between the covering extensions is widened, said covering extensions being moved from said first position to said second position when the urging extensions are pressed together toward each other, and the covering extensions move from the second position to said first position when the body of insulated material and the faceplate are compressed as the plug is removed, thereby blocking access to the female electrical elements of the electrical outlet.