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US 2009/0253307 A1Published application
Electrical outlet adapter with automatic power-on and power-off of peripheral outlets
OwnerDennis Harold AUGURinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device for reducing energy waste. One aspect of the present invention provides an electrical adapter designed to mate with a pre-existing electrical outlet. The adapter includes a plurality of outlets along a surface thereof. At least one primary outlet is provided, the primary outlet controlling peripheral outlets so that when the power drawn by a device plugged into the primary outlet drops below a predetermined threshold, the power to the peripheral outlets is interrupted.
Claims17
A device for reducing energy waste comprising:
- an electrical adapter sized and shaped to mate directly with a pre-existing electrical outlet, said adapter having a plurality of outlets disposed along a surface thereof,
- wherein said plurality of outlets controls includes at least one primary outlet, said primary outlet controlling at least one other of said plurality of outlets such that when power consumed by a device plugged into said primary outlet drops below a predetermined threshold, the power provided to said at least one other of said plurality of outlets is interrupted.
A device for reducing energy waste comprising:
- a housing having a front surface and a rear surface;
- at least one primary outlet disposed along said front surface of said housing;
- at least one peripheral outlet disposed along said front surface of said housing;
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- a plug extending from said rear portion for plugging said device into a standard electrical outlet;
- wherein said at least one primary outlet controls said at least one peripheral outlet such that when power consumed by a device plugged into said at least one primary outlet drops below a predetermined threshold, the power provided to said at least one peripheral outlet is interrupted.
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A device for reducing energy waste comprising:
- a housing having a front surface and a rear surface;
- a primary outlet disposed along a front surface thereof;
- three peripheral outlets disposed along a front surface thereof;
- two independent outlets disposed along a front surface thereof;
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- a fastener for attaching said device to an electrical outlet,
- wherein said primary outlet controls said three peripheral outlets such that when power consumed by a device plugged into said primary outlet drops below a predetermined threshold, the power provided to said three peripheral outlets is interrupted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.