Patent ID: 7004595

Claim:
An illuminated electrical plug adapter device for illumination of electrical receptacles, said illuminated electrical plug adapter comprising: (a) an adapter body, (b) a plurality of electrical power conductors (c) a grounding electrical power conductor (d) an illuminating module, said illuminating module comprising: (1) a light emitting diode, (2) at least one battery, (3) an enabling means to control electrical power flow from said battery to said light emitting diode, said adapter body encasing a portion of said electrical power conductors, wherein an electrical plug is insertable in said adapter body to electrically communicate with said plurality of electrical power conductors, a remaining portion of said plurality of electrical power conductors extending beyond said adapter body, wherein said remaining portion of said plurality of electrical conductors may be inserted into and electrically communicate with said electrical plug is insertable in said an electrical receptacle to electrically communicate with said electrical receptacle, said adapter body encasing a portion of said grounding electrical power conductor, wherein said electrical plug is insertable in said adapter body to electrically communicate with said grounding electrical power conductor, a remaining portion of said grounding electrical power conductor extending beyond said adapter body, wherein said remaining portion of said grounding electrical power conductor is insertable in said electrical receptacle to electrically communicate with said electrical receptacle, said adapter body removably holding said illuminating module, wherein said light emitting diode, when activated, being positioned to illuminate an area forward of said remaining portion of said plurality of said power conductors, and whereby a user may attach said illuminated electrical plug adapter to an existing power cord plug for the purpose of illuminating a receptacle.