Outlet protector

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention relates to an outlet enclosure box which improves upon the prior art by permitting the user to see through it, to move it, and to be assured that it locks tightly when a child pulls on a cord which it covers.
The invention comprises an enclosure assembly protecting an electrical outlet.
The enclosure assembly comprises a bezel baseplate which replaces the normal baseplate on an electrical outlet.
The bezel baseplate has the normal rectangular periphery of a baseplate with a pair of openings through which the sockets of an outlet are disposed.
The bezel baseplate however, has a peripheral lip which extends away from the flat surface of the plate.
The bezel baseplate has a pair of long edges and a pair of short edges.
Each long edge has three notches spaced evenly apart in the edgewall itself.
The bezel baseplate has a central opening for screw attachment to an electrical outlet housing in a wall.
An enclosure housing is of rectangular configuration, having a lower edge which fits within the peripheral lip of the bezel baseplate.
The enclosure housing has a pair of short end walls and a first and a second sidewall which are each longer than the end walls.
An upper surface connects the side and endwalls.
The sidewalls, end walls, and upper surface are all made from a transparent plastic material.
The first of the side walls has a main tab extending out sidewardly from the mid-point of its lower periphery.
Equally spaced to each side of this main tab are two smaller tapered tabs having angled outer ends.
The other or second side wall has three equal size hinge tabs extending out sidewardly at equally spaced apart locations on its lower periphery.
A pair of slots, one between the mid tab and each adjacent tab, are disposed through the second sidewall.
The slots are arranged so as to permit an electrical cord to pass therethrough.
When one or more electrical cords are plugged into the electrical sockets within the bezel baseplate, the transparent enclosure housing may then be attached thereto