a cover for an electrical socket includes multiple walls joined with one another and configured to overlay an electrical socket . a latch element is provided with at least one of the walls to securely retain the walls against the electrical socket . a rigid member is secured to the walls and retains the walls in a predefined relation with respect to one another . the rigid member includes a heat resistant plate rigidly mounted to the walls of the cover which include lower edges and upper edges aligned in a common plane . the upper and lower edges are configured to abut against and retain the electrical socket in a common planar relation with one another . brackets extending from the walls slidably receive the rigid member .