Patent ID: 7045727

Claim:
A socket assembly with a cord sorter, comprising: a multi-socket unit, having thereof a front end further including a plurality of sockets, each of said sockets capable of receiving a plug leading a cord; and a sorter, having a gathering structure constructed at said front end of said multi-socket unit for collecting cords of plugs engaging with said sockets, wherein said multi-socket unit further including a rear end opposing to said front end, said rear end further including a pivotal shaft, wherein said sorter further comprising: an upper-half shield, having an upper-half opening at a front end thereof, an upper depressed end at an opposing rear end thereof, and an upper arch sleeve and an upper aperture at a bottom surface between said upper-half opening and said upper depressed end, said upper arch sleeve capable of forming a rotational pair with said pivotal shaft of said multi-socket unit; a lower-half shield, having a lower-half opening at a front end thereof, a lower depressed end at an opposing rear end thereof, and a lower arch sleeve and a lower aperture at an upper surface between said lower-half opening and said lower depressed end, said lower arch sleeve capable of forming another rotational pair with said pivotal shaft of said multi-socket unit; and an elastic element, further including an upper arm for engaging with said upper aperture of said upper-half shield and a lower arm for engaging with said lower aperture of said lower half shield.