Patent ID: 8702447

Claim:
An electrical extension socket assembly comprising: a first housing defining a first side, a second side, and a third side; a cable extending out of the first side of the first housing, the cable being configured for connection to a power source; a socket, on the second side of the first housing, the socket being configured to connect to a plug of an appliance, and selectively deliver power to a connected plug; an electrical connector on the third side of the first housing, the electrical connector having a first gender; a second housing defining a first side, and a second side; an electrical connector, on the first side of the second housing, the electrical connector having a second gender, the second gender being opposite the first gender, the electrical connector of the second housing being detachably connectable to the electrical connector of the first housing; and a socket, on the second side of the second housing, the socket being configured to connect to a plug of an appliance, wherein the socket, of the first housing, functions to deliver power to a connected plug only when the connector of second housing is electrically coupled to the connector of the first housing.