Patent ID: 8152544

Claim:
An energy-saving socket, comprising: a housing, which receives therein an electrical circuit, the electrical circuit being formed of metal conductors and comprising at least one set of electrical receptacles and one set of external power connection terminal, the housing having a surface forming at least one set of through holes corresponding to the electrical receptacles and a slot located close to the through holes; at least one control switch, which is associated with at least one set of the electrical receptacles, the control switch comprising a switching pivot structure and a depression structure, the switching pivot structure being arranged inside the housing to have a side thereof in engagement with the electrical circuit, the depression structure straddling the switching pivot and comprising a pushbutton exposed through the slot; and at least one LED indicator, which is arranged in the housing to have an end of the LED indicator exposed through a surface of the housing, the LED indicator being electrically connected to the electrical circuit and the control switch.