Patent attributes
A tamper resistant assembly provides tamper resistance to an electrical receptacle. A groove has a locking portion connected to a first portion in a base member of the tamper resistant assembly. A first shutter member having first and second resilient arms is slidably connected to the base member. First and second protrusions extend rearwardly from the first and second resilient arms, respectively, and are slidably received in the groove in the base member. The first and second protrusions are disposed in the locking portion of the groove when the shutter member is in a closed position and in the first portion when the shutter member is in an open position. The locking portion prevents separation of the first and second protrusions in the closed position to prevent the first and second resilient arms from being separated and to prevent insertion of an object therebetween.
