Patent ID: 7527519

Claim:
An electrical receptacle adapted to mount substantially within an electrical box, said receptacle comprising: a current switch having a default open state, and a closed state; an electrical socket adapted to receive an electrical plug, said electrical socket being conductively connected to said current switch; an electrical interface adapted to directly couple to wires conductively carrying electrical current, and further adapted to conductively carry the electrical current to said current switch; and a user interface, communicatively connected to a timer, and having an input device adapted to receive an activation command from a user, and an output device adapted to send an activation signal to the user; wherein when said current switch is in the closed state, the electrical current conductively reaches said electrical socket, when said current switch is in the open state, the electrical current does not conductively reach said electrical socket, and the timer, upon receipt by the input device of the activation command, causes said current switch to close for a predetermined amount of time and causes the output device to send the activation signal.