Patent ID: 7897869

Claim:
A receptacle apparatus for mounting on a wall closely adjacent a standard wall outlet, said receptacle apparatus comprising: (a) a mounting base member formed of a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined shape for mounting onto a wall stud closely adjacent the standard wall outlet; (b) a central brace member formed on said mounting base member for mounting said mounting base member onto the wall stud; (c) at least one aperture disposed on a side of said central brace member for mounting over the standard wall outlet thereby leaving the standard wall outlet exposed; (d) a cover member formed of a second predetermined material and having a second predetermined shape for engagement with said mounting base member; said cover member including; (i) an internal cord assembly having a male end thereof engageable with a first outlet in the standard wall outlet and a female outlet on a second end disposed adjacent an outer portion of said cover member for providing electrical power to said female outlet, and (ii) a retractable extension cord assembly mounted one of on an inner portion of said cover member and said mounting base member, said retractable extension cord assembly having a male end engageable with a second outlet on the standard wall outlet and a female end of said retractable extension cord extending through an opening in said cover member for providing access to said retractable extension cord as needed by a user; and (e) a means for engaging said cover member with said mounting base member.