Patent ID: 7820909

Claim:
A platform/slider subassembly for use in a tamper resistant receptacle including a cover having at least a set of apertures, the platform/slider subassembly comprising: a platform defining a cavity having a base surface within said cavity, at least part of said base surface including an angled surface; and a slider reciprocally disposed within the cavity of the platform, the slider defining at least one aperture therein and at least one angled surface, wherein the angled surface of the slider cooperates with the inclined plane of the platform, the slider being movable between a first position in which the slider blocks the set of apertures formed in the cover and a second position in which the slider does not block the set of apertures formed in the cover, wherein when a set of prongs in a plug is inserted simultaneously through the set of apertures formed in the cover, the prongs make contact with a surface on the slider urging the angled surface of the slider to cam against the angled surface of the platform such that the slider is urged from the first position to the second position, wherein when in the second position the slider aperture aligns with at least one of the apertures of the set of apertures of the cover to enable the set of prongs to move past the slider.