Patent ID: 6935871

Claim:
A locking device for use with an electrical plug having at least one prong associated therewith, the at least one prong having an aperture spaced from its terminal end portion, the locking device comprising: a body member; a pair of spaced arm members extending adjacent one side portion of said body member, each of said arm members having a terminal end portion; an elongated member extending between said pair of arm members having a free end portion, said elongated member being sized and shaped for insertably receiving the aperture associated with the at least one prong and being positioned relative to the terminal end portions of said pair of arm members such that the terminal end portion of the at least one prong cannot be maneuvered into any orientation while engaged with said elongated member so as to extend beyond the terminal end portions of said pair of arm members; and one of said arm members being movable between a first position wherein sufficient space is provided for engaging the aperture of the at least one prong with the free end portion of said elongated member and a second position wherein the at least one prong cannot be disengaged from said elongated member, said pair of arm members being further sized and shaped such that the terminal end portion of the at least one prong cannot be maneuvered into any orientation while engaged with said elongated member so as to extend beyond the periphery of said pair of arm members.