The sole FIGURE is a top left perspective view of an electrical outlet including a sliding panel in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for an electrical outlet, as shown and described.

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10 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B65D/
B65D1/00

Section H — Electricity

H01R13/73
H01R4/60
H01R27/00
H01R25/00
H01R3/00
H02B1/056
H01R25/16

USPC · US Patent Classification

D13/139.2

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2005191902-A1	A1	1 Sep 2005	2 Feb 2005	published	Low voltage electricity distribution circuit
US	US-2005202689-A1	A1	15 Sep 2005	4 Apr 2003	published	Low voltage electricity distribution circuit
US	US-7052299-B2	B2	30 May 2006	2 Feb 2005	granted	Low voltage electricity distribution circuit
US	US-2006183352-A1	A1	17 Aug 2006	5 Apr 2006	published	Low voltage electricity distribution circuit
USthis patent	US-D532375-S	S1	21 Nov 2006	16 Oct 2003	granted	Electrical outlet
US	US-7198499-B2	B2	3 Apr 2007	4 Apr 2003	granted	Low voltage electricity distribution circuit
US	US-7214079-B2	B2	8 May 2007	5 Apr 2006	granted	Low voltage electricity distribution circuit
US	US-2007184703-A1	A1	9 Aug 2007	10 Apr 2007	published	Low voltage electricity distribution circuit
US	US-7547221-B2	B2	16 Jun 2009	10 Apr 2007	granted	Low voltage electricity distribution circuit
EP	EP-1494925-A2	A2	12 Jan 2005	4 Apr 2003	published	Niederspannungsverteilerschaltungde
EP	EP-1494925-A4	A4	21 May 2008	4 Apr 2003	published	A low volatage electricity distribution circuit
JP	JP-2005522007-A	A	21 Jul 2005	4 Apr 2003	published	低電圧配電回路ja
KR	KR-20040097269-A	A	17 Nov 2004	4 Apr 2003	published	A low voltage electricity distribution circuit
CN	CN-1643749-A	A	20 Jul 2005	4 Apr 2003	published	A low volatage electricity distribution circuit
WO	WO-03084819-A2	A2	16 Oct 2003	4 Apr 2003	published	A low volatage electricity distribution circuit
WO	WO-03084819-A3	A3	18 Dec 2003	4 Apr 2003	published	A low volatage electricity distribution circuit

›Other offices — 8 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-2003215849-A1	A1	20 Oct 2003	4 Apr 2003	published	A low volatage electricity distribution circuit
AU	AU-2003215849-B2	B2	28 Jun 2007	4 Apr 2003	granted	A low volatage electricity distribution circuit
CA	CA-2479175-A1	A1	16 Oct 2003	4 Apr 2003	published	A low voltage electricity distribution circuit
MX	MX-PA04009263-A	A	25 Jan 2005	4 Apr 2003	published	A low volatage electricity distribution circuit.
NZ	NZ-536134-A	A	30 Sep 2005	4 Apr 2003	published	A low voltage electricity distribution circuit which supplies both switchable and unswitchable power from power sources
RU	RU-2004130466-A	A	10 Jun 2005	4 Apr 2003	published	Система распределения электричества низкого напряженияru
RU	RU-2316090-C2	C2	27 Jan 2008	4 Apr 2003	granted	Low-voltage power distribution circuit
ZA	ZA-200408184-B	B	26 Jul 2006	11 Oct 2004	published	A low voltage electricity distribution circuit

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