Patent ID: 7790982

Claim:
An electrical wiring device comprising: a housing including a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals; a cover assembly coupled to the housing, the cover assembly including a first set of receptacle openings and a second set of receptacle openings; a plurality of receptacle terminals disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of load terminals, the plurality of receptacle terminals including a first set of receptacle terminals in communication with the first set of receptacle openings and a second set of receptacle terminals in communication with the second set of receptacle openings; a first protective shutter assembly disposed in the cover assembly between the first set of receptacle openings and the first set of receptacle terminals and a second protective shutter assembly disposed in the cover assembly between the second set of receptacle openings and the second set of receptacle terminals, each protective shutter assembly being configured to move from a closed position to an open position in response to engaging a set of plug blades to thereby establish electrical continuity between the corresponding set of receptacle terminals and the set of plug blades; and a light assembly disposed in a central portion of the cover assembly between the first set of receptacle openings and the second set of receptacle openings, the light assembly being coupled to the plurality of line terminals or the plurality of load terminals, the light assembly having a light transmission region occupying a substantial portion of a width of the cover assembly, the light assembly being selectively driven from a deenergized state to a light emitting state in response to a predetermined stimulus, the light assembly directing emitted light into a spatial volume proximate the device via the light transmissive region in the light emitting state.