Patent ID: 7438567

Claim:
An electrical product comprising: a body containing a first plurality of electrical connections and a second plurality of electrical connections; a faceplate covering the body and having therein a first plurality of openings corresponding to the first plurality of electrical connections and a second plurality of openings corresponding to the second plurality of electrical connections; a first safety barrier between the first plurality of openings and the first plurality of electrical connections, the first safety barrier adjacent to a first biasing member and coupled to, and capable of rotational motion about, a first pivot point; a second safety barrier between the second plurality of openings and the second plurality of electrical connections, the second safety barrier adjacent to a second biasing member and coupled to, and capable of rotational motion about, a second pivot point; wherein: the first safety barrier comprises a first shutter and a second shutter; the second safety barrier comprises a third shutter and a fourth shutter; the second shutter is located between the first shutter and the third shutter; the second shutter is elevated above the third shutter such that the third shutter rotates underneath the second shutter and between the second shutter and the body; the first safety barrier is rotatable between a first position, in which the first safety barrier blocks each one of the first plurality of openings, and a second position, in which the first safety barrier does not block any of the first plurality of openings; the second safety barrier is rotatable between a third position, in which the second safety barrier blocks each one of the second plurality of openings, and a fourth position, in which the second safety barrier does not block any of the second plurality of openings; the first biasing member biases the first safety barrier toward the first position; and the second biasing member biases the second safety barrier toward the third position.