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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2000
Liem Le, Lakewood, CO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A guard for an electrical receptacle uses a rotating cover to mask the slots in the receptacle. Catch pins engage the cover and hold it in its closed position. Springs means, or similar, automatically return the cover to the closed position. In the preferred form, the catch pins engage the same slots which provide access to the slots in the receptacle, allowing the pins to be released by partially inserting the electrical plug. The cover can then be rotated by turning the plug to align with the receptacle slots. The catch pins move with a certain amount of independence, requiring that both be released separately to allow the cover to turn. The guard may be implemented using a modified housing on the receptacle or as a retrofit cover usable with an existing receptacle.