Patent ID: 9040822
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H01R,H02G

Abstract:
1. A safety device for covering a bare end of an otherwise insulated electrical power wire, comprising: an inner member having a generally cylindrical tubular shape and an open bore through the inner member for receiving the wire in the bore, wherein the inner member has means for holding the wire in a fixed position with respect to the inner member such that an insulated portion of the wire is within the bore while the bare end of the wire protrudes from the inner member; an outer member for covering the bare end of the wire and thereby reducing the risk of electrical shock, wherein the outer member has an opening through the outer member, wherein the inner member is moveably received in the opening in the outer member; wherein an annular space is defined between an outer surface of the inner member and an inner surface of the outer member, and a spring element received in the annular space and engaged with the inner and outer members for moving the outer member with respect to the inner member between an uncovered position and a covered position, wherein the outer member surrounds the bare end of the wire in the covered position, and wherein the bare end of the wire is not completely surrounded while the outer member is in the uncovered position, wherein the inner member has a radially-outwardly-projecting flange, wherein the outer member has a radially-inwardly-projecting flange, wherein the movement of the outer member with respect to the inner member is limited by abutment of the flange on the outer member with the flange on the inner member.