Electric outlet face plates or covers

Claim 1

A one-piece face plate for an electric outlet of a conventional plug and socket type electrical connector, said face plate having at least one opening therein and being adapted to overlie the outlet when said face plate is secured in place thereon with said opening exposing said socket, said face plate having plug and wire retaining and guiding means formed integrally therewith, said means being positioned between a side of said opening disposed toward an edge of said plate proximate said opening, said means including a pair of substantially Lshaped members arranged in a parallel spaced relation, with each having one end thereof formed integrally with said face plate, said L-shaped members having the free portions thereof extending in opposite directions from their ends and in side by side overlapping relationship to one another, and each being spaced substantially equally from and substantially parallel to the plane of said face plate, said wire underlying said free portions with said plug being retained thereby, a portion of a said wire leading to and adjacent said plug being maintained in substantially parallel relation to the plane of said face plate, and extending outwardly from said plug toward said proximate edge of said plate, the arrangement serving to prevent a direct outward pull on said plug with respect to said plate which would tend to unintentionally disconnect said plug from its cooperating socket, and said plug being prevented from passing between said face plate and said members when said plug is disconnected from its cooperating socket.