Patent ID: 7833030

Claim:
A safety shield in an electrical receptacle; said electrical receptacle having a face plate containing at least two plug blade slots to receive corresponding plug blades; said safety shield comprising: a base box having at least two holes corresponding to said at least two plug blade slots on said face plate of said electrical receptacle; said base box containing a left sliding block; a right sliding block; a small sliding block; and elastic components; wherein said left sliding block and said right sliding block are crisscrossed from each other on said base box; wherein said small sliding block connected to said right sliding block on said base box; and wherein said elastic components are placed between said left sliding block and said right sliding block, and between said small sliding block and a side wall of said base box; whereby if said corresponding plug blades are not inserted into said plug blade slots of said electrical receptacle, said left sliding block, said right sliding block, and said small sliding block form said safety shield to cover said plug blade slots; if said corresponding plug blades are inserted into said plug blade slots of said electrical receptacle, said elastic components are compressed to allow said left sliding block, said right sliding block, and said small sliding block to open said safety shield, thereby exposing said plug blade slots.