Patent ID: 7462046

Claim:
A receptacle shrouding system, the receptacle shrouding system for restricting unauthorized access to an electrical receptacle, the receptacle shrouding system comprising, in combination: an electrical receptacle site, the electrical receptacle site comprising a receptacle pedestal, a pedestal-bounding strip wall, and a shroud-receiving channel, the receptacle pedestal comprising a pedestal wall, the shroud-receiving channel extending intermediate the pedestal and strip walls; a receptacle shroud, the receptacle shroud comprising a channel-engaging wall and an access-restrictive dome, the access-restrictive dome comprising a tool-receiving aperture, the channel-engaging wall being snugly received in the shroud-receiving channel and retained by frictional forces at shroud-channel interfacing; and a shroud removal tool, the shroud removal tool comprising a shroud-engaging end and a handle end, the shroud-engaging end being cooperable with the tool-receiving aperture, the handle end for enabling a user to impart shroud-removing forces to the shroud-engaging end, the shroud-engaging end for transferring said shroud-removing forces to the receptacle shroud, said shroud-removing forces being operable to remove the channel-engaging wall from the shroud-receiving channel.