Electrical outlet with protective cover

An electrical outlet arrangement including an electrical outlet that comprises:

• a housing having at least two socket openings adapted to receive contact pins of an electrical plug inserted therein extending along an insertion axis;
• electrical contacts arranged in said housing respectively in alignment with said socket openings parallel to said insertion axis;
• a closure element that is slidably arranged in said housing on a plane extending substantially perpendicularly to said insertion axis between said socket openings and said electrical contacts so that said closure element is slidable along said plane between a closed position in which said closure element blocks respective insertion paths extending from said socket openings to said electrical contacts and an open position in which said closure element does not block said insertion paths, wherein said closure element includes at least one sloping surface that is positioned in at least one of said insertion paths facing toward at least one of said socket openings when said closure element is in said closed position, and wherein said closure element further includes a catch structure;
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• a latching element including a latching pawl arranged in said housing, wherein said latching pawl is movable in a direction substantially parallel to said insertion axis between a latched position in which said latching pawl engages said catch structure of said closure element and prevents a sliding displacement of said closure element from said closed position to said open position, and an unlatched position in which said latching pawl is disengaged from said catch structure and does not prevent said sliding displacement of said closure element.