摘要 |
A shuttered electrical connector (10) for receiving an electric plug is disclosed. The plug has a hinged tail for lockingly engaging with the connector, where the connector includes: a body (20) defining a socket (22) having an open mouth, a central shutter (30) hingedly mounted to the body (20) adjacent the open mouth for rotation about a first hinge axis, and a pair of spaced apart side shutters (40, 50) hingedly mounted to the body (20) adjacent the open mouth. These are for rotation about a second hinge axis, where the second hinge axis is parallel to, and spaced apart from, the first hinge axis. The shutters are rotatable through approximately 90 degrees from a closed position in which together they cover the open mouth while presenting a substantially flat outer face, to an open position receiving the plug in which the central shutter (30) is offset from the side shutters (40, 50).
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