Patent ID: 8491319

Claim:
A protective shutter assembly for use within a cover assembly of an electrical wiring device, the shutter assembly comprising: a first shutter member positioned proximate the cover assembly and at least partially aligned with a first cover opening; a second shutter member positioned proximate the cover assembly and at least partially aligned with a second cover opening; a third shutter member at least partially aligned with the first cover opening, the third shutter member positioned such that the first shutter member is between the third shutter member and the first opening and moves from a closed position to an open position in response to movement of the second shutter member from a closed position to an open position; a fourth shutter member at least partially aligned with the second cover opening and positioned such that the second shutter member is between the fourth shutter member and the second opening and moves from a closed position to an open position in response to movement of the first shutter member from a closed position to an open position.