The disclosure relates to safety plug devices and more particularly pertains to a new safety plug device for preventing unauthorized usage of an electrically powered device.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an elongated electrical cord that has a first end and a second end. The first end is electrically couplable to an electrically powered device. The second end comprises a male plug that includes a pair of electrical prongs extendable into an electrical outlet. The electrical cord has a break therein to define a first section and a second section of the electrical cord each having a free end. A first mating member and a second mating member are releasably connectable together to close an electrical circuit. Each of the free ends has one of the first and second mating members attached thereto to allow the first section to be in electrical communication with the second section. Each of the first and second mating members includes a male prong and a female receiver. The male prong of the first mating member is extendable in the female receiver of the second mating member and the male prong of the second mating member is extendable in the female receiver of the first mating member.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A first mating member 32 and a second mating member 34 are releasably connectable together to close an electrical circuit. Each of the free ends 30 has one of the first 32 and second 34 mating members attached thereto to allow the first section 32 to be in electrical communication with the second section 34. Each of the first 32 and second 34 mating members consists of a male prong 36 and a female receiver 38. The male prong 36 of the first mating member 32 is extendable in the female receiver 38 of the second mating member 34 and the male prong 36 of the second mating member 34 is extendable into the female receiver 38 of the first mating member 32.
In use, the electrical cord 12 is used in a conventional manner to provide electricity to the electrically powered device 20. However, when the second section 28 of the electrical cord 12, which includes the second end 16, is removed from the first section 26, the electrically powered device 20 cannot be plugged into a standard outlet 24. This will prevent unauthorized use by simply securing only a portion of a cord as opposed to securing the entire device 20.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure.
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