Patent ID: 7355117
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical receptacle comprising: a cover having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and at least one pair of cover apertures; a retractable slider, having a slider aperture, seated in the interior surface of the cover in a first position blocking the pair of cover apertures, wherein when an object is inserted into only one of the pair of cover apertures, the retractable slider is constrained in the first position; and a base assembly, having at least one pair of receptacle terminals, the base assembly coupled to the cover; wherein when a pair of prongs are inserted though the pair of cover apertures, the retractable slider moves from the first position to a second position, wherein in the second position the slider aperture aligns with at least one of the pair of cover apertures to enable the prongs to make contact with the receptacle terminals, whereby the retractable slider retracts back to the first position when the prongs are removed.