Patent ID: 7674975

Claim:
A safety guard apparatus for an electrical outlet having one or more electrical receptacles for restricting access to the receptacles, the apparatus comprising: a base plate having one or more openings for registry with the one or more electrical receptacles of the electrical outlet, said base plate mountable to the electrical outlet to cover the electrical outlet and align the one or more electrical receptacles with said one or more openings; a cover plate; guide means for engaging said base plate and said cover plate together such that said cover plate is slidable relative to said base plate along a path generally perpendicular to said base plate between a rearward position and a forward position of said cover plate; hinge means for permitting said cover plate to pivot to cover said one or more openings when said cover plate is in said forward position; and a locking means for locking said plates relative to each other when said one or more openings is covered by said cover plate.