Patent ID: 9147985
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An expandable and rotatable power strip, comprising: a power cord having a proximal end terminating in a plug configured to connect to an electrical power receptacle, said power cord being configured to deliver electrical current to a distal end opposite said proximal end; a plurality of primary socket modules electrically connected to said distal end of said power cord and to one another in sequence, each of said plurality of primary socket modules including a socket module housing defining an interior area and having a circuit board and a socket outlet positioned in said interior area and configured to receive a power plug and to deliver current thereto; wherein each primary socket module includes a male conduction assembly electrically connected to and extending from a first side of said socket module housing and a female conduction assembly electrically connected to and extending from a second side of said socket module housing; wherein a respective male conduction assembly of one primary socket module is rotatably coupled to a respective female conduction assembly of an adjacent primary socket module, said respective male conduction assembly and said respective female conduction assembly being configured to transmit current therebetween.