Patent ID: 7074078

Claim:
A cover plate for an electrical outlet of the type having at least one electrical socket covered by at least one socket face that is sized and shaped to cover any electrically conductive component of the at least one socket extending from a front surface of the at least one electrical socket, the at least one socket face defining plug blade apertures therethrough, the cover plate comprising: a front surface region configured to cover the at least one socket face that covers the electrically conductive components of the at least one socket, the front surface region completely covering the at least one socket face but for having a plurality of plug blade apertures corresponding to the plug blade apertures of the at least one socket face and at least one securing aperture, wherein the cover plate is formed as a single, solid component except for the plug blade apertures and the securing aperture; and a back surface region, opposite the front surface region, the back surface region comprises at least one protrusion extending therefrom, the protrusion configured to contact an edge of the at least one socket face to provide rigid support against an edge of each of at least two truncated circle-shaped socket faces and to align the apertures of the cover plate with the apertures of the at least one socket face.