Patent ID: 8366460

Claim:
A shutter system for preventing contact with electrical terminals, comprising: a shutter housing defining a main plane; a window arranged on the main plane of the shutter housing; a base plate arranged on the shutter housing, the base plate defining a secondary plane, wherein the secondary plane is disposed perpendicular to the main plane; a first cutout and a second cutout, each cutout arranged on the base plate, wherein the first cutout has a length defining a first medial line that is substantially parallel to the main plane and the secondary plane, and wherein the second cutout has a length defining a second medial line that is substantially parallel to the main plane and the secondary plane; a first shutter disposed in mechanical communication with the first cutout and the shutter housing, wherein the first shutter is proximate to a first lateral portion of the window; a second shutter disposed in mechanical communication with the second cutout and the shutter housing, wherein the second shutter is proximate to a second lateral portion of the window; a first pivot arm disposed in mechanical communication with the first shutter; a second pivot arm disposed in mechanical communication with the second shutter; a pivot anchor disposed in mechanical communication with the first pivot arm and the second pivot arm; and a guiding rod arranged on the base plate and in mechanical communication with the pivot anchor, wherein the guiding rod has a length defining a third medial line arranged orthogonal to the main plane, orthogonal to the first medial line, orthogonal to the second medial line, and parallel to the secondary plane; wherein linear movement of the pivot anchor along the third medial line results in linear movement of the first shutter along the first medial line and linear movement of the second shutter along the second medial line.