Patent ID: 6309239
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A safety cover for an electrical receptacle, comprising:a mounting assembly having a longitudinal axis and including a mounting plate capable of being affixed to an electrical receptacle and an inner collar affixed around the plate, the inner collar being rigid and the longitudinal axis being the longest axis;a pair of half covers, each half cover being on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and each half cover generally being a mirror image of the other half cover, each half cover including:an outer collar, each outer collar being aligned with the inner collar and having an inner edge adjacent to the inner collar and having an outer edge; anda front member extending from the outer edge of each outer collar and having a longitudinal edge along the longitudinal axis;a lip mounted along the longitudinal edge of the front member on one half cover and extending behind the other half cover;hinge means for mounting each half cover on the mounting assembly; andmeans for locking the half covers to the inner collar, the half covers being sufficiently deformable to release the locking means.