Patent ID: 7582990

Claim:
A power control device comprising: a first contact for electrical communication with a first prong of a plug, the first contact for electrical communication with a current source; a second contact for electrical communication with a second prong of the plug; a switch in electrical communication with the second contact and for electrical communication with the current source, the switch movable between an on-condition, where electric current flows through the switch, and an off-condition, where electrical current does not flow through the switch; and, a moveable member, moveable between a first position and a second position, including: a first portion for causing the switch to move between the on-condition, when the movable member is in the first position, and the off-condition, when the moveable member is in the second position; and, a second portion for locking the first prong and the second prong of the plug in the device when the movable member has moved to the second position and where the first prong and the second prong of the plug are unlocked in the first position, the second portion including, a first arm, a second arm, and, a pin extending from the first arm and a pin extending from the second arm, each pin configured for engaging an aperture in the first prong and the second prong of a plug when the movable member is in the second position.