ELECTRIC SECURITY WALL-SOCKET WITH LATERAL INSERTION OF THE PLUG

Abstract: Electric security wall-socket with lateral insertion of the plug is made of a closed box, but open on one of the smaller sides. The metal elements the wires are connected with, are on the back of the opposite side of the opening so that any contact with them is impossible. The outside of the box, being of easy protection, can have any shape. The box can be supplied with a switch on the side. The side switch can also be used as independent switch to cut off the electric flux in any use. This socket or switch can reduce the depth of the wall box or can eliminate it. The plug is inserted laterally, parallel to the wall.

Description: Descriptive specification of a patent application for the in¬ vention with the title: Electric security v/all-socket with la teral insertion of the plug. Among all the things progress has brought into the life of men there is one civilized life can't do without. This is electricity, entering into peoples houses about a cen tury ago. But this powerful energy is not without danger so that parti¬ cular cautions have become necessary for its use. Among the many devices necessary to be able to use electrici¬ ty in homes, factories or others, there is one very frequent on walls: this is the wall-socket where the plug is inserted to transmit the current to the various machines that render such useful services to men. But those eyelets in sight, which conduct the polarity of the electric current, are sometimes cause of incidents, even mor¬ tal, to uncautious or absent minded handlers, particularly to very small children who being attracted by those mysterious holes, put their fingers _into them with fatal consequences, e_ ven if infrequent. This possibility holds anxious mothers in everlasting distress. The purpose of the present invention, besides other advanta¬ ges to be explained later on, is to remove from sight and touch those dangerous holes. It consists in a rectangular box or any other shape of small dimensions, open only on one side where the plug is put in la terally (that is parallel to the wall) whose pins are to be inserted into the polarity eyelets fastened on the opposite side of the box with the same orientation. The inserted plug disappears totally or almost from sight, • swallowed by the box itself so that only the wire of the plug transmitting the current will be visible. This not only effects the impossibility of contact with the current itself but also undeniable aesthetic advantages. This certainly not aesthetic plug that normally protrudes for three or four centimetres from the wall creating often a bo¬ thersome encumberance, is not visible anymore. With the plug not inserted, the only thing on the wall to be seen is a box (not more than one centimetre and a half) that, covered with a metal plate or whatever other material opportu nely decorated and in various fashions, is going to appear as a miniature picture to ornate the house. The cylindric eyelets that are, as already said, on the opposite side of the box o- pening, will be at security distance from any possibility of contact; the seat for inserting the plug will be at such a hi ght not even allowing the introduction of children's fingers. Therefore, even if the plug is not inserted it will not be possible, neither absent-mindedly nor voluntarily, to come in to contact with the current polarity. Technically, the wall-socket is contrived as follows: a rec¬ tangular box, fig. I, made of insulating material with one of the smaller sides open fig. 2 n° 2, and closed for all the remaining part. The box, having a thickness of about one cen timetre and a half will have a smooth surface on the part in sight fig. 4, n°I; on the inside it will have an additional reduced thickness as to the whole surface of about one centi¬ metre width fig. 2, n° T, which will be put into the wall so¬ cket that carries the wire of the current line. The cylindrical or square eyelets fig. 2, n°3, will be placed into this thickness fitting in the current wire with screws fig. 3, n° 2. These eyelets, being L-shaped (L) fig. 3, n° I, will find themselves lengthwise to the box, thus permitting the cylin- drical or other shaped plugv/edges fig. T., n° I, put into the open side of the box, to slip into the eyelets fig. I, n° 2, receiving the polarity from thorn. Of course all the current bearing elements will be protected by insulating material. The cavity of the box in which to insert the plug will have the suitable measurements to act as guide for the same fig. , n° 2. It is possible to insert two plugs or even four in the same box, using a double L-shape (L) for the socket, opening the other side and lengthening the box a little. The box in question can be set in all cardinal points. The part of the box that can be seen as well as the covering pla¬ te, can be of any ornamental shape, not having any other fun¬ ction than hiding the polarity. The internal part of the box can also bee completely smooth as in fig. 5, n° I of design with a hole n° 2 of fig. 5, to put in the current wires that will be connected on the inside of the box to the polarity eyelets, in case of application on smooth walls where a wall box is not needed or where it is not wanted. The socket can also be supplied with a common sv/itch as illu¬ strated schematically in figure 6, n° I, operated by a con¬ trol with a side knob on one of the other closed sides of the box fig. 6, n° 2 and fig. 5, n° 3. Therefore, the current can be interrupted without taking out the plug from the wall-socket. To unify the accessories (sockets and switches) in houses, e- ven the simple switch to turn on the lights or for other uses, can be made in the same manner in a completely closed box and the switch control will be operated, also in this case, by a side knob on the box as in the case of the socket with sv/itch. I believe that this invention has undeniable advantages for the purpose it has been proposed for and that I'll summarize as follows: 1) Extreme security in preventing any contact with the cur- rent. 2) Elimination of the plug sticking out of the wall. 3) Aesthetically better looks to be considered an adornment of the house. 4) Compact model completely avoiding any superstructure. 5) Minimum depth of the part to be put into the wall box which certainly allows the construction of not so deep b£ xes avoiding to cut so thoroughly into the walls themsel¬ ves for their collocation. 6) Extreme ease in Installation. 7) Cheaper production given by the extreme simplicity of the same. The box mεiy be made by two parts superposed.

Claims: CLAIMS 1) Security plug with the new concept of inserting the plug parallel to the wall v/ith protection from sight and tou¬ ch of the current polarity wires which gives absolute se- 5. curity against any danger. 2) Wall socket with insertion of several plugs, in couples also, 3) Variety of shapes and ornations of the visible part of the socket. 4) Socket to be applied to the walls even without the need " of wall boxes. 5) Socket with current switch. 6) Independent current switch with side commands. 7) Possibility to produce the socket with any suitable mate¬ rial. 5 8) Application of the current socket and of the switch foll£ wing the enclosed designs and description to set in motion machine tools and others normally used in residences, fa tories, ships, airplanes etc.

Inventors: POMPILI SALVATORE, POMPILI, SALVATORE
Applicants: POMPILI SALVATORE, POMPILI, SALVATORE
Application year: 1986
Main classification: H01R13
IPC codes: H01R13