Electrical outlet guard

Abstract

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an electrical outlet guard, showing our new design, the longitudinal clamping slot being in open position;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the left-hand side of FIG. 1, the opposite side being in mirror symmetry;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the upper end of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the lower end of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the hub portion of the device taken on a diameter as indicated by the line 6 -- 6 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the limb of the device containing the clamping slot, the plane of the section being indicated by the line 7 -- 7 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a transverse sectional view of one of the limbs, the plane of the section being indicated by the line 8 -- 8 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view, to a reduced scale, showing the longitudinal clamping slot partially closed by a clamping screw spanning the registering threaded openings in the clamping screw bosses on opposite sides of the clamping slot, FIG. 9 also showing the broken line, in order to illustrate the environment, a typical electrical plug clamped in the central hub of the device with the plug in the upper outlet of a typical dual outlet underlying the device; and,

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 10 -- 10 in FIG. 9, and showing in broken line, to illustrate the environment, a typical plug clamped in the constricted hub with the contact prongs extending through the cover plate into the upper one of the dual outlets.

Claims

The ornamental design for an electrical outlet guard, as shown and described.