| CPC H01R 13/71 (2013.01) [H01R 13/20 (2013.01); H01R 13/4532 (2013.01); H01R 13/4538 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 13/6397 (2013.01); H01R 24/76 (2013.01); H01R 35/04 (2013.01); H01R 13/703 (2013.01); H01R 24/78 (2013.01); H01R 25/006 (2013.01); H01R 2103/00 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. An electrical receptacle comprising:
an inner front plate having at least two prong receptacles with a first width; and
an outer front plate having at least two prong receptacles, at least one of the at least two prong receptacles of the outer front plate having a second width, wherein the at least two prong receptacles of the inner front plate are aligned with the at least two prong receptacles of the outer front plate;
wherein the electrical receptacle is configured to receive an electrical plug having two flat plug prongs, wherein the second width is less than a width of one of the two flat plug prongs, and wherein, when the electrical plug is inserted into the electrical receptacle, the second width of the at least one of the at least two prong receptacles is configured to increase to accommodate the flat plug prong.
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