Patent ID: 7364444

Claim:
A shuttered electrical connector for receiving an electrical plug, the plug having a hinged tail for lockingly engaging with the connector, the connector including: a body defining a socket having an open mouth; a sub-frame having a central shutter hingedly mounted to the sub-frame adjacent the open mouth for rotation about a first hinge axis; a pair of abutment surfaces provided on the sub-frame and positioned on sides of the central shutter; and a pair of spaced apart side shutters hingedly mounted to the sub-frame adjacent the open mouth for rotation about a second hinge axis, the second hinge axis being parallel to and spaced apart from the first hinge axis, wherein the shutters are rotatable through approximately 90 degrees from a closed position in which together the shutters cover the open mouth while presenting a substantially flat outer face, to an open position receiving the plug in which the central shutter is offset from the side shutters.