Mommy's Helper Power Strip Safety Cover

hands down, a parently must have. i have 3 children and my youngest, at 2 yrs, is an asolutly curious child. he kept thinking it funny to go over and turn off the surge protector while someone was watching tv. after doing a little browsing, i came across this and decided to give it a shot. my first impression upon seeing it was that it was cheap and wouldn't stop him at all but i was presently suprised. what appears to be cheap plastic actually worked well. latches to open it up where tough and hard to get open but that is a plus in my books. would and have recommended this to friends and family with children as a must have.

I can fit surge protector in container and manufacturer gives you ties and stickers so you can keep box upright and cords in check. I'm sold on the brand. Just the right size and oh so easy to put protector inside. I bought one other cylinder cover and couldn't get surge protector inside. Top part was too difficult to open to use. Bought 4 of these for a lot less than 2 of the other ones. These are smaller and very sturdy. Look much better than cylinder ones.

I bought this white cover (model 40896, UPC 3676840896, code on label X0000DM4BB) and Safety 1st Power Strip Cover to compare the two. Unlike that item, this cover is not expandable. Its dimensions are fixed at 14" length, 2-3/4" wide, and 3-1/4" high (except for the 4" at the power strip cord end which is only 1-3/4" high). The slot where the cords for the equipment come out is 1/2" wide and 7-5/8" long. When closed, the hole for the power strip cord is 1-1/8" by 1-1/2". There are no holes for wall mounting, but four outlet covers, two plastic cable ties, and ten cord identifier stickers are provided.To open the 4" cover at the power strip cord end, you pull up on a single tab; this seems rather easy for a child to disengage, which means that he/she might have access to the outlet nearest the power strip cord end. To open the main cover, you pry open three tabs, then open the unit like a clamshell.The plastic is softer but probably more resistant to breakage compared with the Safety 1st model. I like the fact that you can simply open the 4" cover to flick the power strip switch on and off. It is narrower and shorter than the Safety 1st model by about 3/4" in either direction, which may prevent using wider strips or transformers more than about 1-1/2" high with it.Buy this from Amazon.com! (BTW, about the Amazon photo, the interior is actually white, I don't know what produced that egg-yolk-yellow color inside.)

It was tough to open this "power strip safety cover" up as an adult. A child going to have to be super intelligent and have the strength of a 12 years old to be able to open this "power strip safety cover" up. I have bought 4 of these and are very happy with them. The free electrical outlet plugs that came with the "power strip safety cover" is a joke. A 1 year old can easily pop it off so I would not use it.

This power strip cover is a great idea and necessity for households with young children. Unfortunately, the power strip cover did not fit most of the power strips in my home because they were too long to fit inside the cover. Even if a power strip fit, the lid did not close because the power adapters did not fit. For example, the cover would not close when the power adapter for my MacBook pro was plugged into the power strip. Therefore, the cover did not work in most cases because it was either too short in height or length. The interior compartment is approximately 13.75 x 2.75 x 2.75 inches. The measurements were not written on the packaging. It just states, "Fits most standard single row outlet power strips and surge suppressors." I ordered four of these covers and was able to only use one. I will be searching for another power strip cover that is both longer and taller to accommodate my power strips and power adapters.

There isn't much to this product, but I don't know why I would rate it less than five stars. It is cheap, it's sturdy, and it is easy to attach to a surge protector. I caught my kid trying to play with the power cords after installing this thing, and he was unable to make any of them budge. I will most likely be buying more of these for other surge protectors in my house.

Keep those hands off the power strip! It is difficult to open, which is great for a childproofing product, but just a little frustrating for mom. But once you get the hang of it, it gets easier. It is a little bulky, but so is a power strip. So far, the kid is 18 months and has not been able to open it.

This is one of the worst products created for child safety. It didn't fit our standard power cord, the front section opened really easily (actually had a hard time getting it to stay closed) and once we opened the back section to plug things in, couldn't get the back section closed again. Also, the opening at the top is huge! Definitely big enough for my 9-month old to stick her fingers in, which is kind of the opposite of its purpose. I sent it back and moved around furniture to hide our power cords instead.