Electrical receptacle

• US 20060134981A1
• Filed: 11/17/2005
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jo-Ellen Foore
• Original Assignee: Jo-Ellen Foore
• Inventors: Foore, Jo-Ellen
• Application Number:
  US11/281,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20060134981A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/595
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/502 composed of different pieces H01R13/514 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/006 the coupling part being secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. duplex wall receptacle

Abstract

An electrical receptacle is disclosed wherein the front section is detachable for the replacement thereof. The front section includes a pair of posts, which extend through apertures formed in the rear section. A fastener is disposed on a distal end of the post to fasten the front section to the rear section. The front section is adapted to be used with existing receptacles.

Claims

1. A front section for an electrical receptacle comprising:

a front section having a plurality of openings formed therein adapted to receive prongs of an electrical plug therein; and

an attachment device adapted to be disposed between and releasably fasten said front section and a rear section of the electrical receptacle to facilitate removal and replacement of said front section on the rear section.

2. The front section according to claim 1, wherein said attachment device is a post having a first end and a second end, the first end of the post disposed in a back of said front section.

3. The front section according to claim 2, further comprising a fastener disposed on the second end of said the post.

4. The front section according to claim 3, wherein the post includes a groove formed in the second end thereof, the groove adapted to receive said fastener.

5. The front section according to claim 3, wherein the post includes a threaded section formed at the second end thereof and said fastener is a threaded nut.

6. The front section according to claim 3, wherein said fastener is one of a clip type, a pin type, a key type, and a spring type.

7. The front section according to claim 2, wherein said front section includes an aperture formed in the back thereof and the first end of the post is press fit into the aperture of the back of said front section.

8. An electrical receptacle comprising:

a front section having an aperture formed therein;

a rear section having an aperture formed therein;

a post having a first end and a second end, the first end of said post disposed in the aperture of said front section and the second end of said post disposed in the aperture of said rear section; and

a fastener disposed on the second end of said post to releasably fasten said front section to said rear section of the electrical receptacle.

9. The receptacle according to claim 8, wherein said post includes a groove formed in the second end thereof, the groove adapted to receive the fastener.

10. The receptacle according to claim 8, wherein said post includes a threaded section formed at the second end.

11. The receptacle according to claim 10, wherein said fastener is a threaded nut.

12. The receptacle according to claim 8, wherein said fastener is one of a clip type, a pin type, a key type, and a spring type.

13. The receptacle according to claim 8, wherein the first end of said post is press fit into the aperture of said front section.

14. An electrical receptacle comprising:

a front section having at an aperture formed in a back thereof;

a rear section including a mounting bracket and a housing, each of the mounting bracket and the housing having an aperture formed therein, the housing including a recess formed in a rear surface surrounding the aperture of the housing;

a post having a first end and a second end, the first end of said post disposed in the aperture of said front section, said post extending through the aperture formed in the mounting bracket and the aperture formed in the housing; and

a fastener disposed on the second end of said post in the recess of the housing to releasably fasten said front section to said rear section of the electrical receptacle.

15. The receptacle according to claim 14, wherein said post includes a groove formed in the second end thereof, the groove adapted to receive the fastener.

16. The receptacle according to claim 14, wherein said post includes a threaded section formed at the second end.

17. The receptacle according to claim 16, wherein said fastener is a threaded nut.

18. The receptacle according to claim 14, wherein said fastener is one of a clip type, a pin type, a key type, and a spring type.

19. The receptacle according to claim 14, wherein the first end of said post is press fit into the aperture of said front section.