US 5,957,701 A · Electrical outlet extension

Abstract

A device that can easily extend an existing wall socket that is obstructed by furniture or other items to allow access thereto includes an electrical outlet box having a sleeve extending from a side thereof and one or more female electrical receptacles on its exterior surface. A substantially flat base member having two planar sides is slidably extendible within the sleeve of the outlet box. The base component has an aperture for receiving a rotatable male plug component which allows the device to be rotated relative to the male plug component and extended horizontally or vertically as desired. Each male plug component is electrically connected to each of the female receptacles. The male plug component is plugged into a standard wall outlet, the outlet component is rotated and extended to a desired position and attached to a wall using an attachment means.

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Dependent claims

An electrical outlet extension for use with an electrical wall socket comprising:

a substantially hollow electrical outlet box having an exterior surface and a sleeve extending therefrom;
a female electrical receptacle on the exterior surface of said electrical box;
a base component slidably received within said sleeve and extendable therefrom;
a rotatable male electrical plug component attached to said base component;
means for maintaining electrical communication between said male component and said female receptacle as said outlet box is rotated relative to said male plug whereby said male component may be coupled with said electrical wall socket and said outlet box is extended in a desired direction to circumvent an obstruction to said wall socket.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrical outlet extension

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Electrical outlet extension

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Abstract

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