IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,509,101
Granted Patent B1
US 11,509,101 · App. 17/323,929 · Granted Nov 22, 2022

Locking electrical device

Inventor: Jeffrey P. Baldwin (Anthem, AZ)
H01R13/71H01R13/20H01R13/4532H01R13/4538H01R13/639H01R13/6397H01R24/76H01R35/04H01R13/703H01R24/78H01R25/006H01R2103/00
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Patent No.
US 11,509,101
App. No.
17/323,929
Granted
Nov 22, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

An electrical receptacle including a body having a plurality of electrical connections, a device face connected to the body and movable with respect to the body, a plurality of electrical plug contacts positioned behind the device face, and wherein the electrical plug contacts retain an electrical plug prong at a first tension when the device face is in a first position and the electrical plug contacts retain the electrical plug prong at a second tension when the device face is in a second position.

Claims (24)

1. An electrical receptacle comprising:

an electrical receptacle body having a front plate with a thickness, the front plate having at least two separate and distinct prong receptacles extending through the thickness of the front plate, the at least two prong receptacles having a first width within the thickness of the front plate sized and shaped to receive at least two electrical prongs of an electrical plug and a second width within the thickness of the front plate smaller than the first width.

2. The electrical receptacle of claim 1 , wherein the electrical receptacle is positioned on an extension cord.

3. The electrical receptacle of claim 1 , wherein the electrical receptacle is positioned on an electrical wall outlet.

4. The electrical receptacle of claim 1 , the front plate having a front surface, wherein the second width is closer to the front surface than the first width.

5. The electrical receptacle of claim 1 , wherein the front plate and the electrical receptacle body are a unitary piece.

6. The electrical receptacle of claim 1 , further comprising an electrical cord electrically coupled to and extending away from a rear end of the body, wherein the rear end is opposite the front plate.

7. The electrical receptacle of claim 1 , wherein the electrical receptacle body is cylindrical.

8. An electrical receptacle comprising:

an inner front plate having at least two prong receptacles with a first width sized and shaped to receive at least two electrical prongs of an electrical plug; and

an outer front plate having at least two prong receptacles with a second width, wherein the at least two prong receptacles of the inner front plate are aligned with the at least two prong receptacles of the outer front plate and the second width is smaller than the first width.

9. The electrical receptacle of claim 8 , wherein the electrical receptacle is positioned on an extension cord.

10. The electrical receptacle of claim 8 , wherein the electrical receptacle is positioned on an electrical wall outlet.

11. The electrical receptacle of claim 8 , further comprising a front surface, wherein the outer front plate is closer to the front surface than the inner front plate.

12. The electrical receptacle of claim 8 , further comprising an electrical receptacle body, wherein the inner front plate and the electrical receptacle body are a unitary piece.

13. The electrical receptacle of claim 12 , further comprising an electrical cord electrically coupled to and extending away from a rear end of the electrical receptacle body, wherein the rear end is opposite the inner front plate.

14. An electrical receptacle comprising:

a front plate with a thickness, the front plate having at least two prong receptacles extending through the thickness of the front plate, wherein each of the at least two prong receptacles has a first width and a second width within the thickness of the front plate, the first width is sized to receive an electrical prong of an electrical plug, and the second width is smaller than the first width.

15. The electrical receptacle of claim 14 , wherein the electrical receptacle is positioned on an extension cord.

16. The electrical receptacle of claim 14 , wherein the electrical receptacle is positioned on an electrical wall outlet.

17. The electrical receptacle of claim 14 , the front plate having a front surface, wherein the second width is closer to the front surface than the first width.

18. The electrical receptacle of claim 14 , further comprising an electrical receptacle body, wherein the front plate and the electrical receptacle body are a unitary piece.

19. The electrical receptacle of claim 18 , further comprising an electrical cord electrically coupled to and extending away from a rear end of the electrical receptacle body, wherein the rear end is opposite the front plate.

20. The electrical receptacle of claim 18 , wherein the electrical receptacle body is cylindrical.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2022
From: BALDWIN, JEFFREY P.
To: TITAN3 TECHNOLOGY LLC
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Continuity (14)
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