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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Stephen D. Sheldon, Amery, WI (US);
Matthew E. Sheldon, New Richmond, WI (US);
Stephen D. Sheldon, Amery, WI (US);
Matthew E. Sheldon, New Richmond, WI (US);
Abstract
A safety assembly having a cover plate for mounting to a pre-existing electrical receptacle and a safety housing for removably attaching to the cover plate. The safety housing is a unitary construction having a front end and a back-end wall with four side walls extending therebetween to provide an open interior, wherein the front end is substantially open and configured for securing to the cover plate. The cover plate has one or more pairs of slots positioned near an opening in the cover plate for exposing a socket of the electrical receptacle and the safety housing comprises one or more attachment mechanisms configured to removably engage with the one or more pairs of slots to removably couple the safety housing the cover plate.