Resilient safety sleeve for electrical prongs

Claim 1

THE COMBINATION OF A MALE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PLUG HAVING A BODY WITH EXPOSED PRONGS EXTENDING FROM ONE END WALL THEREOF ADAPTED TO BE MANUALLY CONNECTED WITH A FEMALE SOCKET AND A SAFETY DEVICE SUPPORTED BY SAID PRONGS TO INSULATE THE PRONGS WHEN ENERGIZED FROM CONTACT WITH THE FINGERS OF A PERSON HOLDING SAID PLUG, SAID DEVICE FORMED AS A SLEEVE HAVING AT LEAST ONE APERTURE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH TO RECEIVE SAID PRONGS, SAID SLEEVE CIRCUMVENTING ONLY THE EXPOSED PRONGS OF THE CONNECTOR AND EXTENDING FROM SAID PLUG WALL FOR AT LEAST A MAJOR PORTION OF THEIR EXPOSED LENGTH, SAID SLEEVE FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING THE PRONGS SUFFICIENT TO RETAIN THE SLEEVE ON THE PRONGS, SAID SLEEVE BEING MADE OF AN INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING A HIGH DEGREE OF COMPRESSIBILITY CAPABLE OF BEING SQUEEZED BY THE PLUG AROUND THE PRONGS INCREASING SAID FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WHEN THE PLUG IS INSERTED INTO THE SOCKET, SAID SLEEVE PRECLUDING CONTACT BETWEEN THE ENERGIZED PRONGS AND THE PERSON''S FINGERS THROUGHOUT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, SAID MATERIAL BEING CAPABLE OF REMAINING IN A COMPRESSED CONDITION WHEN SQUEEZED BY THE PLUG UNTIL THE PLUG IS MANUALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE FEMALE SOCKET.