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

Claim 6:
7. A tamper resistant electrical receptacle comprising:
a housing defining a hollow interior, the housing including a cover having first and second plug outlets formed therethrough configured to receive blades of electrical plugs;
electrical contacts positioned within the hollow interior below the first and second plug outlets;
a frame positioned within the hollow interior between the electrical contacts and the cover, the frame comprising openings corresponding to the first and second plug outlets;
first and second shutters disposed between the frame and the cover, each of the first and second shutters being slidable along an upper surface of the frame between a closed position blocking the openings of the frame corresponding to one of the first and second plug outlets and an open position; and
spring members biasing the first and second shutters toward the closed position;
wherein each of the first and second shutters is configured to slide from the closed position to the open position only upon insertion of both blades of an electrical plug in the respective first or second plug outlet;
wherein the first shutter is disposed between the frame and the cover such that the first 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 first plug outlet; and
wherein the second shutter is disposed between the frame and the cover such that the second 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 second plug outlet.