WO1995008202B1 - Safety plate assembly - Google Patents
Safety plate assemblyInfo
- Publication number
- WO1995008202B1 WO1995008202B1 PCT/US1994/010499 US9410499W WO9508202B1 WO 1995008202 B1 WO1995008202 B1 WO 1995008202B1 US 9410499 W US9410499 W US 9410499W WO 9508202 B1 WO9508202 B1 WO 9508202B1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- cover plate
- plate
- mounting plate
- outlet
- safety
- Prior art date
Links
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 claims abstract 4
- 238000003780 insertion Methods 0.000 claims abstract 3
- 239000000789 fastener Substances 0.000 claims 5
Abstract
A safety plate assembly for use with a conventional electric outlet of the type adapted to be fitted in a panel opening and including an outlet box and an outlet mounted in the box and including a receptacle defining a pair of sockets receiving the prongs of an electric plug. The assembly includes an annular mounting plate of open frame configuration positioned against the panel in surrounding relation to the opening and a cover plate positioned over the mounting plate and lockingly secured thereto by resilient tabs on the mounting plate snappingly coacting with protrusions on the cover plate. A slide is mounted on the cover plate for movement between a safety position in which slide apertures overlie solid portions of the cover plate and an operative position in which the slide apertures are aligned with open areas of the cover plate and with the sockets of the receptacle so as to allow the prongs of the electric plug to be passed through the slide apertures and through the open areas of the cover plate for insertion in the receptacle sockets. The slide includes a shutter portion overlying the front face of the cover plate, a guide portion coacting with the rear face of the cover plate, and a juncture portion passing through an opening in the cover plate. The guide portion of the slide also coacts with the front face of the mounting plate to further facilitate the sliding movement of the slide. A bar is also provided to fixedly secure the mounting plate to the outlet utilizing the central cover plate screw opening in the outlet.
Claims
1. A safety plate assembly for use with a conventional electric outlet assembly of the type adapted to be fitted in a panel opening and including an outlet box and an outlet mounted in the box and including a receptacle defining a pair of sockets for receiving the prongs of an electric plug, said assembly including: an annular mounting plate of open frame configuration; fastener means for securing the mounting plate to the outlet assembly with the mounting plate positioned proximate the panel in surrounding relation to the receptacle; a cover plate; coacting means on the cover plate and on the mounting plate for securing the cover plate to the mounting plate with solid portions of the cover plate overlying the fastener means to preclude removal of the fastener means without removal of the cover plate; and a slide member having a pair of apertures sized to receive the prongs of the electric plug and mounted on the cover plate for movement between a safety position in which the slide member apertures overlie solid portions of the cover plate and an operative position in which the slide member apertures are aligned with open areas of the cover plate and with the sockets of the receptacle so as to allow the prongs of the plug to be passed through the slide
AMENDED plate apertures and through the open areas of the cover plate for insertion into the receptacle sockets.
2. A safety plate assembly according to claim 1 wherein: the coacting means on the cover plate and on the mounting plate are operative in response to relative movement between the cover plate and the mounting plate to snappingly secure the plates together.
3. A safety plate assembly according to claim 1 wherein: the fastener means secure the mounting plate to the outlet box.
4. A safety plate assembly according to claim 1 wherein: the cover plate includes a rear face positioned in the confronting relation to the panel, a front face, an opening, and at least one prong aperture; and the slide includes a shutter portion overlying the front face of the cover plate and including at least one prong aperture for selective coaction with the prong aperture in the cover plate, a guide portion coacting with the rear face of the cover plate, and a juncture portion passing through the opening in the cover plate.
5. A safety plate assembly for use with a conventional electric outlet adapted to be fitted in an
AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE18) opening in a panel and including a receptacle defining sockets for receipt of the prongs of an electric plug, said assembly comprising: a cover plate adapted to fit over the receptacle and including a rear face positioned in confronting relation to the panel, a front face, an opening, and at least one prong aperture; and a slide including a shutter portion overlying the front face of the cover plate and including at least one prong aperture for selective coaction with the prong aperture in the cover plate, a guide portion coacting with the rear face of the cover plate, and a juncture portion passing through the opening in the cover plate.
6. A safety plate assembly according to claim
5 wherein: the assembly further includes an annular mounting plate of open frame configuration, means for securing the mounting plate to the outlet with the mounting plate positioned proximate the panel in surrounding relation to the receptacle, and coacting means on the cover plate and on the mounting plate for securing the cover plate to the mounting plate in overlying relation thereto.
7. A safety plate assembly according to claim 6 wherein: the coacting means on the cover plate and on the mounting plate are operative in response to relative movement between the cover plate and the mounting plate to snappingly secure the plates together.
8. A safety plate assembly for use with a conventional electric outlet assembly of the type adapted to be fitted in a panel opening and including an outlet box and an outlet mounted in the box and including a receptacle defining a pair of sockets for receiving the prongs of an electric plug, said assembly including: an annular mounting plate of open frame configuration; means for securing the mounting plate to the outlet assembly with the mounting plate positioned proximate the panel in surrounding relation to the receptacle; a cover plate; coacting means on the cover plate and on the mounting plate for securing the cover plate to the mounting plate in overlying relation thereto; and a slide member having a pair of apertures sized to receive the prongs of an electrical plug and mounted on the cover plate for movement between a safety position in which the slide member apertures overlie solid portions of the cover plate and an operative position in which the slide member apertures are aligned with open areas of the cover plate and with the sockets of the receptacles so as to allow the prongs of the plug to be passed through the slide plate apertures and through the open areas of the cover plate for insertion in the receptacle sockets.
9. A safety plate assembly according to claim 8 wherein the mounting plate is secured to the outlet box and the securing means comprises fasteners passing through apertures in the mounting plate for threaded engagement with threaded apertures in the outlet box.
10. A safety plate assembly according to claim 9 wherein: the coacting means on the cover plate and on the mounting plate are operative in response to relative movement between the cover plate and the mounting plate to snappingly secure the plates together.
11. A safety plate assembly for use with a conventional electric outlet adapted to be fitted in an opening in a panel and including a receptacle defining sockets for receipt of the prongs of an electric plug, said assembly comprising: an annular mounting plate of open frame configuration; a cover plate adapted to fit over the receptacle and the mounting plate and including a front wall defining a rear face positioned in confronting relation to the panel, a front face, an opening, and at least one prong aperture, and an annular wall extending around the perimeter o the front wall and rearwardly from the front wall; a slide including a shutter portion overlying the front face of the cover plate and including at least one
-WdENDED SHEET ARTICLE 19) prong aperture for selective coaction with the prong aperture in the cover plate, a guide portion coacting with the rear face of the cover plate, and a juncture portion passing through the opening in the cover plate; tabs extending forwardly from the mounting plate at circumferentially spaced locations around the perimeter of the mounting plate; and undercuts defined at circumferentially spaced locations on the inboard face of the annular wall of the cover plate for snapping coaction with the tabs to releasably mount the cover plate to the mounting plate.
12. A safety plate assembly according to claim 8 wherein the means for securing the mounting plate to the outlet comprises a bar adapted to span the open frame configuration of the mounting plate and including a central hole for passage of a screw for threaded engagement with the outlet .
13. A safety plate assembly according to claim
12 wherein: the mounting plate is secured to the outlet box by upper and lower screws passing through upper and lower holes in the mounting plate for threaded engagement with the outlet box.
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US08/123,333 US5477010A (en) | 1993-09-17 | 1993-09-17 | Safety plate assembly |
| US08/123,333 | 1993-09-17 | ||
| US08/165,706 US5449860A (en) | 1993-09-17 | 1993-12-13 | Safety plate assembly |
| US08/165,706 | 1993-12-13 |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| WO1995008202A2 WO1995008202A2 (en) | 1995-03-23 |
| WO1995008202A3 WO1995008202A3 (en) | 1995-04-20 |
| WO1995008202B1 true WO1995008202B1 (en) | 1995-06-15 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/US1994/010499 WO1995008202A2 (en) | 1993-09-17 | 1994-09-16 | Safety plate assembly |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US5449860A (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1995008202A2 (en) |
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