Patent ID: 11967784
Assignee: THE WIREMOLD COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. A tamper resistant electrical receptacle comprising:
a housing defining a hollow interior, the housing including a cover having at least one plug outlet formed therethrough configured to receive blades of an electrical plug;
electrical contacts positioned within the hollow interior below the at least one plug outlet;
a frame positioned within the hollow interior between the electrical contacts and the cover, the frame comprising openings corresponding to the at least one plug outlet;
a shutter disposed between the frame and the cover, the shutter being slidable along an upper surface of the frame between a closed position blocking the openings of the frame corresponding to at least one plug outlet and an open position; and
a spring member biasing the shutter toward the closed position;
wherein the shutter is configured to slide from the closed position to the open position only upon simultaneous insertion of both blades of the electrical plug in the plug outlet; and
wherein the shutter is disposed between the frame and the cover such that the shutter is only slidable between the closed position and the open position along an axis that is parallel to the portion of the cover forming the plug outlet.