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

Claim 0:
1. A tamper resistant electrical receptacle comprising:
a housing including a cover having at least one plug outlet formed therethrough, the plug outlet configured to receive both line and neutral blades of an electrical plug;
electrical contacts positioned within the housing below the at least one plug outlet, the electrical contacts being configured to be connect to AC power;
a shutter disposed within the housing between the cover and the electrical contacts, the shutter being slidable between a closed position blocking access to the electrical contacts through the plug outlet and an open position allowing access to the electrical contacts through the plug outlet, the shutter being biased 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 the line and neutral blades of the electrical plug in the plug outlet; and
wherein the shutter is arranged within the housing 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.