Abstract: A female locking electrical outlet is provided including an outlet body having a pair of slots for apertured prongs of a standard male electrical plug, a central cavity positioned within the body, and a channel extending partially through the body. A plunger is mounted in the channel that has a recess in a lower end, an upper end, and a first section and a second section between the lower and upper ends. The first section has a smaller cross-sectional area than a second section. A spring is partially in the recess. A pair of locking balls is mounted within the central cavity and positional within apertures in the prongs when the outlet is in a locked position. At least one unlocking mechanism is provided for compressing the spring to transition the locking balls within the central cavity from the locked position to an unlocked position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 21, 2004
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2006
Assignee:
Templeton Ranch Development
Inventors:
Jason Daniel Ratzlaff, Charles Norman Elliott