ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,249,792, issued on March 11.
"Protective outlet cover with detachable safety attachment" was invented by Stephen D. Sheldon (Amery, Wis.) and Matthew E. Sheldon (New Richmond, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety assembly having a cover plate for mounting to a pre-existing electrical receptacle and a safety housing for removably attaching to the cover plate. The safety housing is a unitary construction having a front end and a back-end wall with four side walls extending therebetween to provide an open interior, wherein the front end is substantially open and configured for securing to the cover plate. The cover plate has one or...