Patent ID: 8558710

Claim:
An electrical outlet for indicating current flow to an existing parasitic electrical load while the existing parasitic electrical load is at on and off modes, said electrical outlet comprising: a housing having a duplex outlet configuration provided with a plurality of electrical receptacles adapted to removably receive an existing electrical plug of the existing parasitic electrical load, each of said electrical receptacles having an ungrounded connection, a neutral connection, and a ground connection respectively; a plurality of indicating mechanisms in electrical communication with said electrical receptacles for visually indicating whether current is flowing to said electrical receptacles respectively; a plurality of current sensors in electrical communication between said ungrounded connections and said indicating mechanisms respectively, said current sensors generating analog outputs upon detecting the current flow to said electrical receptacles respectively; a plurality of analog input converting modules electrically coupled to said current sensors and said indicating mechanisms respectively, said analog input converting modules being capable of receiving and converting said analog outputs to voltage outputs respectively, wherein said voltage outputs are transmitted to said indicating mechanisms respectively; and, a disconnecting switch electrically coupled to said ungrounded electrical connections as well as an existing ungrounded conductor; wherein said disconnecting switch, when toggled to an off mode, is capable of removing the existing parasitic electrical load from said electrical receptacles.