Patent ID: 7209048

Claim:
An apparatus for monitoring and alerting a power disruption comprising: a housing having a first panel and a second panel; a male outlet on said first panel, said male outlet capable of receiving power from a power outlet when said male outlet is coupled to a power outlet; at least one female outlet on said second panel conductively connected to said male outlet, said at least one female outlet incorporating an auxiliary contact point on a neutral side of said at least one female outlet said auxiliary contact point making electrical contact when a male outlet of a monitored appliance is inserted into said at least female outlet; a monitoring circuit in said housing for detecting a power disruption for an appliance coupled to said at least one female outlet, said power disruption including a power failure in said housing, a power failure from said power outlet and a power disconnection between said appliance and said at least one female outlet; an alarm circuit coupled to said monitoring circuit, said alarm circuit providing an alarm upon detection of said power disruption; a transmitter circuit in said housing for broadcasting a wireless signal in case of said power disruption; and a battery in said housing providing power to said monitoring circuit, said alarm circuit and said transmitter circuit in case of said power failure in said housing.