JPH0441695Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention is a protective cover for electrical outlets that is suitable for preventing finishing materials from adhering to wiring devices such as electrical outlets and switches during wall finishing work. Regarding.

(Prior art) At a construction site, when finishing wall finishing work after installing wiring devices such as outlets and switches, finishing materials such as paint are extremely likely to adhere to the wiring devices, and this finishing material can stain the wiring devices. In severe cases, the wiring equipment itself has to be replaced.

Therefore, in order to prevent wiring equipment from getting dirty due to finishing materials, etc., conventionally, before finishing wall finishing work,
So-called masking methods are used, such as covering the front surface of the wiring device with a covering material such as vinyl film, or directly adhering adhesive tape X, etc. to the front surface of the wiring device, as shown in Figure 5. Ta.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, if wiring devices are masked before wall finishing work is performed, outlets, switches, etc. will become completely unusable. However, in parallel with wall finishing work, it is often necessary to turn on a temporary power source from an outlet or to test the lighting of lighting equipment. Therefore, in order to draw a temporary power supply from a masked outlet or to test lighting equipment using a masked switch, it is necessary to remove the masking of the wiring equipment and mask it again after using the outlet or switch. This was accompanied by a lot of troublesome work.

Furthermore, when the wiring equipment is masked by covering it with a covering material or bonding it with adhesive tape, etc., there is a disadvantage that the masking work itself becomes extremely complicated. Moreover, the adhesive of the tape tends to adhere to and remain on the surface of the wiring device, and it takes time and effort to remove the adhered adhesive, which poses a problem. Furthermore, if the finishing period is prolonged, or if the wiring equipment is placed in a sunny location or in a high temperature environment, the adhesive attached to the wiring device may deteriorate and become extremely stubbornly stuck.

Therefore, this idea was devised to solve the various problems mentioned above.It reliably prevents stains caused by wall finishing materials, etc. of wiring equipment, and makes it possible to use outlets, switches, etc. even while masking. To provide a protective cover for an outlet that prevents wiring equipment from getting dirty due to masking, simplifies the masking work itself, and can be used regardless of whether the wall is a large concrete wall or a solid wooden wall.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, this invention, as a first means, uses a soft synthetic resin provided with a protective protrusion 2 that removably covers the front surface of the outlet mounting frame Q at an appropriate position. The cover body 1 is formed with a plurality of notches 5 for inserting the plug U into the protective protrusion 2, and as a second means, the cover body 1 has contact pieces at its upper and lower ends. 3 is extended, and a notch locking portion 4 is formed in the abutting piece 3 for locking to a locking bolt P that fixes the outlet mounting frame Q to an outlet box R, a switch box, etc., and further, as a third means. , notches 5 for inserting multiple plugs provided in the protective protrusion 2 of the cover body 1
The reason lies in that the joint portion 6 is provided in the middle of the length direction.

(Function) According to this invention, the first means is that the protective convex portion 2 provided on the cover body 1 made of soft synthetic resin protrudes at an appropriate position on the front surface of the outlet mounting frame Q.
Cover and protect the switch T, etc.

When using the outlet S during masking, the outlet S
Insert the tip of the plug U inside.

Further, the switch T is used by utilizing the flexibility produced by the notches 5 provided in this soft synthetic resin material.

The second means is to connect the notch locking portions 4 of the contact pieces 3 extending to the upper and lower ends of the cover body 1 to the outlet mounting frame Q.
is locked to a fixing bolt P that is fixed to an outlet box R, a switch box, etc., and the cover body 1 is fixed in a state where the protective protrusion 2 covers and protects the outlet S, switch T, etc.

The third means is that when the protective convex portion 2 of the cover body 1 covers and protects the outlet S or the switch T, the cut line is divided by a joining portion 6 provided halfway in the length direction of the cut 5, and the cut line is divided as necessary. It is possible to use the notch 5 at a portion corresponding to the area.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of this invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 shown in the figure is a cover body made of a soft synthetic resin material, and this cover body 1 is formed with a protective convex portion 2 that covers the surface of a wiring device panel such as a predetermined outlet S or switch T. Ru. Protective protrusion 2
At the upper and lower ends of the contact piece 3, a notch locking part 4 is formed in the contact piece 3 to extend the contact piece 3 and lock it to a fastening bolt P that fixes the outlet mounting frame Q to the outlet box R. . At this time, the contact piece 3 may be formed on the peripheral edge of the protective protrusion 2 as shown in the figure.

Moreover, instead of the notch locking part 4, it is also possible to apply an adhesive to the abutment piece 3 in advance, and to adhesively fix the cover body 1 to the outlet mounting frame Q with this adhesive.

Reference numeral 5 indicates a notch provided in the protective convex portion 2 for inserting the plug U. The cut 5 in the illustrated example is
Two parallel cuts are made at approximately the same interval as the interval between the outlets of the outlet S. By doing this,
When covering the outlet S, the plug can be easily inserted through this notch 5. Further, the notch 5 is not limited to the illustrated example, and a large number of notches 5 may be provided in the protective convex portion 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the notch 5 may have a joint 6 formed in the middle in its length direction. At this time, in the above embodiment, each of the single incision lines in the length direction is divided by the joint part 6,
The cut 5 can be used as needed.

Next, when using this invention, the cover body 1 is screwed by locking the notch locking portion 4 with the locking bolt P that attaches the outlet mounting frame Q to the outlet box R. In this case, although the illustrated example shows an outlet box R, a switch box may also be used.

When removing the cover body 1, the protective convex portion 2 is grasped with fingers and is forcibly removed. Furthermore, the wiring devices covered by this inventive cover are not limited to switches T for lighting equipment, etc. and power outlets S; for example, in addition to being attached to telephone outlets V as shown in FIG. As shown, it is also possible to adhere to the TV outlet W.

In addition, it is suitable not only for large walls made of concrete walls as shown in the illustration, but also for solid walls made of wooden walls in wooden buildings.
It can also be used for double or more than two rows.

(Effects of the invention) This invention achieves its original purpose by being configured as described above.

That is, by forming the cover body 1 made of soft synthetic resin and having the protective protrusion 2 that removably covers the appropriate position on the front surface of the outlet mounting frame Q,
This reliably prevents the wiring equipment from getting dirty due to wall finishing materials, etc.

Moreover, since the protective protrusion 2 is provided with a plurality of notches 5 for plugging in the plug U, it is possible to use the outlet S, switch T, etc. even during masking. For this reason, even when drawing a temporary power source from a masked outlet S or performing a lighting test on a lighting device using a masked switch T, it is necessary to first remove the masking of the wiring device and then use the masked switch T.
There is no need for troublesome efforts such as masking again after using the switch T or the like.

Furthermore, the cover body 1 extends the abutting pieces 3 at the upper and lower ends thereof, and forms a notched locking part 4 in the abutting piece 3 to be locked to the fixing bolt P, so that the cover body 1 can be used in a manner similar to the conventional adhesive tape X. Unlike the masking means used, there is no risk of staining the outlet S, switch T, etc. with adhesive.

The notch locking portion 4 also includes a fastening bolt P that secures the outlet mounting frame Q to the outlet box R.
Since the cover body 1 is attached by being locked to the cover body 1, the cover body 1 can be attached rationally, and there is also the advantage that the masking work itself can be simplified.

In this way, this invention reliably prevents wiring equipment from getting dirty due to wall finishing materials, etc., makes it possible to use outlets, switches, etc. even while masking, and prevents wiring equipment from getting dirty due to masking. It simplifies the masking work itself and can be used for both large concrete walls and solid wooden walls.

It produces various practically useful effects such as.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing how it is used, Fig. 2 is a sectional view, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing an example in which it is attached to a telephone outlet, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing an example in which it is attached to a TV outlet. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional example, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another embodiment. P...Fixing bolt, Q...Outlet mounting frame,
R...Outlet box, S...Outlet, T...Switch, U...Plug, V...Telephone outlet, W...TV outlet, X...
Adhesive tape, 1...cover body, 2...protective convex portion,
3...Abutment piece, 4...Notch locking part, 5...Notch, 6...Joint part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A cover body made of soft synthetic resin is formed with a protective protrusion that removably covers the appropriate position on the front surface of the outlet mounting frame, and a notch for plug insertion is formed in the protective protrusion. A protective cover for electrical outlets characterized by having multiple outlets. 2. The cover body has a contact piece extending from its upper and lower ends, and a notched locking part formed in the contact piece to be locked to a fastening bolt that fixes the outlet mounting frame to an outlet box, switch box, etc. 2. The protective cover for an outlet according to claim 1. 3. The protective cover for an outlet according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of plug insertion notches provided in the protective convex portion of the cover body have a joining portion in the middle in the length direction.