Electric heating farrowing pad with means for overhead and side shielding of electric cord

Claim 1

An electric heating farrowing pad having upper and lower rigid plastic walls with an electrical resistance heating element between said plastic walls, said heating element connected to an elongated electric cord with a terminating male plug, and means to shield said electric cord for connection to an electrical outlet, including a rigid cylindrical elbow fitting through which said electric cord may pass, a horizontal arm of said elbow fitting fixed between said upper and lower plastic walls, a vertical arm joined to said horizontal arm, and an elongated rigid cylindrical connector having a continuous sidewall of easily cut material and having a length sufficient to enclose substantially the entire length of said electric cord up to about the male plug, the sidewalls of the elbow fitting and tubular connector having substantially uniform configurations and dimensions to allow end to end coupling by selectively aligning and coupling the tubular connector end with said elbow fitting, whereby the cord maybe alternatively shielded for overhead connection by coupling the connector to said vertical arm or be shielded for sidewall connection by cutting the elbow fitting and coupling the connector to the horizontal arm.