Patent ID: 7887343

Claim:
A control apparatus for controlling a plurality of electrical devices, the control apparatus comprising: a first body member having a base portion and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base portion, the base portion and the plurality of sidewalls configuring a cavity; a second body member hingedly attached to the first body member for facilitating the control apparatus to assume one of a plurality of positions between an open position and a closed position; a power outlet strip disposed on the second body member and capable of being received in the cavity of the first body member in the closed position of the control apparatus, the power outlet strip adapted to receive power supply from a power supply source, the power outlet strip comprising a plurality of electrical receptacles, each of the plurality of electrical receptacles capable of receiving an electric socket of an electrical device of the plurality of electrical devices; a power key lock disposed on the first body member, the power key lock capable of controlling the power supply to the plurality of electrical receptacles; an electronic timer disposed on the first body member, the electronic timer capable of activating the power key lock for controlling power supply to the plurality of electrical devices connected to the plurality of electrical receptacles of the power outlet strip; and an electronic keypad included on the electronic timer, the electronic keypad capable of turning off the plurality of electrical device connected to the electrical receptacles beyond a time set by the electronic keypad.