Patent ID: 6533598
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A lockable wall outlet electrical outlet comprising:a housing having a front wall surface, a rear wall surface, a top wall surface, a bottom wall surface, a left side wall surface and a right side wall surface; at least a first pair of laterally spaced electrical plug apertures are formed in said front wall surface; each of said pairs of electrical plug apertures having a metallic right blade prong terminal positioned behind said front wall surface in said housing; said metallic left blade prong terminals being electrically connected to their own electrical wire connection terminal; first means for holding said left blade prong terminals in a substantially fixed position; each of said pairs of electrical plug apertures having a metallic white blade terminal positioned behind said front wall surface in said housing; said metallic right blade terminals being electrically connected to their own electrical wire connection terminal; second means for holding said right blade prong terminals in a substantially fixed position; a horizontally oriented elongated first shaft having a front end, a rear end, and a longitudinally extending X-axis; said front end of said shaft extends outwardly through a bore hole in one of said side wall surfaces of said housing and said rear end being rotatably supported by structure in said housing; said X-axis being vertically positioned a predetermined distance above the mid-point height of said electrical plug apertures in said front wall surface of said housing; said first shaft having first locking means for gripping at least one of the male blade prongs of a male electrical plug that may be inserted into said first pair of electrical plug apertures formed in said front wall surface of said housing; and first gripping means on said front end of said first shaft for aiding in rotating said first shaft between a locked position and an unlocked position.