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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Jeffrey P. Baldwin, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard L. Cleghorn, Tempe, AZ (US);
Marcus Shotey, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Sam Dumpe, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jason Thomas, Mesa, AZ (US);
Ryan Liebengood, Mesa, AZ (US);
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A base for an electrical outlet having a front surface and a back surface, at least one opening extending there through, the at least one opening having a size large enough to receive a socket face, at least one mounting screw aperture opening extending through the base, the mounting screw aperture having a first portion sized large enough to receive a mounting screw head, and at least a second portion extending into the first portion and through the base, the second portion sized large enough to allow a mounting screw shaft to extend through the base but small enough to disallow the mounting screw head from passing through the base, at least one keyhole cover removably secured within the first portion, and wherein the base is configured with the second portion of the mounting screw aperture accessible after the base is installed on the electrical outlet.