Remote controlled extension cord with embedded housing for a remote control
View Patent ↗A remote controlled extension cord. The extension cord has a wire attached to a plug with an integrated base. The base serves to cradle a remote control, which is used to turn power on/off to the extensions on the cord. The remote control can snap inside the base and can be easily pushed out. The base thereby serves as a convenient storage for the remote control in order to discourage the remote from getting misplaced.
1. An extension cord apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a cord comprising a first end and a second end;
a plug attached to the first end;
a plurality of individual extension sockets attached to the second end;
a wireless remote control separate from the extension sockets operable to power on/off individual extension sockets;
a base adapted to house the remote control, the base being located separate from the extension sockets,
a hollow portion in the base comprising a floor and a hole in the floor; and
a perimeter around the hollow portion,
wherein the perimeter is shaped to snuggly fit the remote control so the remote control can be manually secured inside the base and removed from the base,
wherein the hole is exposed and configured so that the remote control is removed from the base upon a finger being pushed through the hole.