Safety cover for dual electrical wall mounted outlets
First Claim
1. A safety cover for dual electrical wall mounted outlets, comprising,a base plate having apertures for registering with dual electrical wall mounted outlets, a pair of covers pivotally mounted on the base plate and covering the outlets;
- resilient means connecting the covers and the plate to yieldingly hold the covers over the outlets, separate operating elements connected to the base plate for movement towards each other with each of the elements each being connected to one of the covers so that when the separate operating elements are simultaneously moved towards each other, the covers will pivot away from the apertures to expose outlets aligned with the apertures, and wherein the operating elements are elongated slidably mounted members having outer ends extending between and beyond opposite sides of the base plate.
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Abstract
A safety cover for a dual electrical wall mounted outlet has a base plate with apertures that register with dual electrical wall mounted outlets. A pair of covers are pivotally located to cover the outlets. Resilient members such as elastic bands are provided to yieldingly hold the covers over the outlets. Slideable operating rods or elements are mounted for movement towards each other with one of the elements each being connected to one each of the covers so that when the separate operating elements are simultaneously moved towards each other, the covers will pivot away from the apertures to expose the outlets. The outer ends of the slideably mounted members are spaced apart sufficiently to prevent a small child from using the thumb and fingers of one hand to move the slideable members towards each other to disarm the safety cover.
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1. A safety cover for dual electrical wall mounted outlets, comprising,
a base plate having apertures for registering with dual electrical wall mounted outlets, a pair of covers pivotally mounted on the base plate and covering the outlets; -
resilient means connecting the covers and the plate to yieldingly hold the covers over the outlets, separate operating elements connected to the base plate for movement towards each other with each of the elements each being connected to one of the covers so that when the separate operating elements are simultaneously moved towards each other, the covers will pivot away from the apertures to expose outlets aligned with the apertures, and wherein the operating elements are elongated slidably mounted members having outer ends extending between and beyond opposite sides of the base plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A safety cover for dual electrical wall mounted outlets, comprising,
a base plate having apertures for registering with dual electrical wall mounted outlets, a pair of covers pivotally mounted on the base plate and covering the outlets; -
resilient means connecting the covers and the plate to yieldingly hold the covers over the outlets, separate operating elements connected to the base plate for movement towards each other with each of the elements each being connected to one of the covers so that when the separate operating elements are simultaneously moved towards each other, the covers will pivot away from the apertures to expose outlets aligned with the apertures, wherein the operating elements are elongated slidably mounted members having outer ends extending between and beyond opposite sides of the base plate;
flexible filaments each connected by one end to one of the covers and extending to connection with one of the slidably mounted members, and being connected to the respective covers at a location offset from the pivotal mounting of the covers to the base plate so that tension on the filaments in a direction away from the covers will cause the covers to pivot on the base plate in a direction away from the apertures, the other ends of the filaments being connected to one of the slidably mounted members so that when the members are simultaneously moved towards each other, the members will pull on the filament to pivot the covers away from the apertures.- View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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