Patent ID: 8115100

Claim:
A temporary electrical or data outlet decommissioning arrangement comprising: a generally rectangularly shaped receiving baseplate for exchange with a cover plate on an electrical or data outlet box; a decommissioning cover plate for securement to the outlet box having a plurality of receiving baseplate engagement tabs thereon, wherein the baseplate has a first side wall and a second side wall and two transverse end walls defining a cover plate receiving opening, and wherein the baseplate has perimeter side walls which each have a common plurality of tab-receiving slots therein, and wherein the decommissioning cover plate has a first side wall and a second side wall and two parallel transverse end walls, wherein the decommissioning cover plate has a pair of engagement tabs extending from the first side wall, and has a single locking tab on a mid-point of the second side wall opposite the pair of engagement tabs; and wherein the single locking tab has an adjacent recessed support wall to provide a recess in the side wall of the cover plate to permit a tool access for removal of the cover plate from the baseplate.