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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2004
Vijendra Nalwad, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Vincent Razo, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Tyler Sheble, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
John Wadsworth, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Vijendra Nalwad, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Vincent Razo, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Tyler Sheble, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
John Wadsworth, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Belkin International Inc., Compton, CA (US);
Abstract
A safety mechanism capable of blocking an opening to an electrical connection in an electrical outlet includes a safety barrier coupled to the electrical outlet at a pivot point and a biasing member adjacent to the safety barrier. The safety barrier is rotatable between a first position, in which the safety barrier blocks the opening, and a second position, in which the safety barrier does not block the opening. The biasing member biases the safety barrier toward the first position. In the same or another embodiment of the invention, the safety mechanism forms a part of one or more electrical outlets contained in an electrical product.