Patent ID: 8093497

Claim:
An electrical outlet safety device comprising: a. a first body portion having a front face and a rear face; b. at least one prong rigidly attached to and extending from said rear face of said body, said at least one prong defining a tongue carrying a barb, said barb being biased by said tongue to engage a first electrical outlet of a pair of electrical outlets when said device is inserted therein; c. a second body portion, integral with said first body portion, for covering a second outlet of said pair of electrical outlets, said second body portion defining a cavity for capturing the head of an electrical cord, said second body portion defining a hole to allow passage of the electrical cord; wherein said tongue is a generally rectangular-shaped structure having a first end attached to said rear face of said first body portion and a second end spaced distal to said rear face of said first body portion, said tongue being defined by three slits in said rectangular-shaped structure, one of said slits being defined along said first end of said structure and two of said slits being defined near the lateral edges of said structure, said three slits being connected such that said tongue is attached to said structure only at said second end of said structure.