Field of Invention The present invention relates to a power socket device with press on - press off function, which pressed on for power connection and press again to disengage from all connections with the same effect of unplugging but without the hassle of actually having to unplug the plug from the power socket. This environmental friendly feature will help to save energy especially the prevention of vampire power draw. More importantly, it has child proof function where two or three plug with matching pins is required to be plugged in so that it can be pressed down for connection.

Background of the invention

Cost of living has increased year by year globally regardless whether in developed countries or third world countries .

Energy saving has become a very important subject. Electricity has become part of living especially in developed countries. All electrical appliances will need to be connected with electricity in order to function. However, a lot of the electrical appliances will not be used 24 hours and most of the times are in standby mode. Even though it is on standby mode, it will still require electricity to be on standby mode or it is called standby power .

Standby power, also called vampire power, vampire draw, phantom load, or leaking electricity, refers to the electric power consumed by electronic appliances while they are switched off or in a standby mode.

A very common 'electricity vampire' is a power adapter which has no power-off switch. Some such devices offer remote controls and digital clock features to the user, while other devices, such as power adapters for laptop computers and other electronic devices, consume power without offering any features .

Standby power is typically 10-15 watts per device and occasionally more. A 2005 study estimates the number of standby appliances in the EU at 3.7 billion. The energy usage of standby power can reach up to 22% of all appliance consumption, and around 10% of total residential consumption. The British Government's 20.06 Energy Review found that standby modes on electronic devices account for 8 ^~ % .of all British domestic power consumption. A similar study in France in 2000 found that standby power accounted for 7% of total residential consumption. Further studies have since come to similar conclusions in other developed countries, including the Netherlands, Australia and Japan. Some estimates put the proportion of consumption due to standby power as high as 13%.

Still another objective of the present invention is to protect the human lives and properties by preventing overheating of appliances and damaging from lighting strike. Besides that, it has child proof function where it is virtually impossible to open the louvre shutter with a pin without jamming it against the other side. The louvre shutter can only be opened with two prongs pushing into the slots simultaneously, otherwise the louvre shutter will be stopped by the stopper.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from a consideration of the following specification and claims . Summary of the Invention

There are a lot of energy-efficiency types of power socket in the market, however nothing is more energy efficient than physically disconnect from the electric supply without actually unplugging the power socket.

This press on - press off power socket will help to save a lot of energy and it provides a lot of additional benefits such as child proof, two pins plug user friendly, ability to be plugged in four different directions etc.

Brief Description of the Drawings Other objects, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description when read with reference to the accompanying drawings . In the drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views :

Figure 1 shows the exploded view of the press on - press off power socket . Figure 2 shows the child proof function where the press on press off power socket louvre shutter is closed and cannot ^~ be pressed down because it is stopped by the stopper (15) . Figure 3 shows the child proof function where the press on - press off power socket louvre shutter is opened and can only be pressed down with two or three prongs plug plugged in.

Figure 4 shows the prong of the plug is physically disconnected from the clip for plug connecting pin when the press on - press off power socket is not pressed down.

Figure 5 shows the plug holder locking feature can be activated by twisting the plug holder so that the stopper will stop the plug holder when it is pressed down.

Figure 6 shows the bottom view of the press on - press off power socket where it has the ability to be installed in four directions by adjusting the position of the base plate holder (10) onto the power socket wall mounting plate (6) .

Figure 7 shows a diagram of the power socket when the press down - press up mechanism is in down position, the plug socket clamp will lock onto the plug holder connector and the press down - press up return spring will be compressed by the spring cap holder onto the bottom base plate connector .

Figure 8 shows the stem will be installed on top of a plug socket clamp and a stem stopper will be installed on top of the stem. A round shape guide with hollow in the centre will be inserted into a stem stopper and rest on a stem shoulder.

Figure 9 shows how the press down - press up mechanism works. When it is in down position, it will be shown as 30. When it is pressed for up position, the stem shoulder will slide according to the shape of the guide, as shown in 31. The stem shoulder will slide until it reaches the channel guide, as shown in 32. The stem shoulder will be pushed up by the press down - press up return spring until it is stopped by the stem stopper, as shown in 33.

Figure 10 shows the electricity is on or off by using either light indication of luminous indictor (36) or height of the plug holder device (4) .

Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments

In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the invention. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures and/or components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the invention. Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings .

With reference to Figure 1, a press on - press off power socket comprises a power socket plug connection (15) , a press down - press up mechanism (7) and a wiring connection (16).

The power socket plug connection (15) consists of a plug holder (1) which will be connected directly with the plug. The plug holder (1) can be in different plug pin design from around the world.

The louvre shutter (2) and louvre shutter return spring (3) will be installed within the plug holder device (4) where it will be inserted into the plug holder (1) . The plug holder (1) will be inserted into the hole of the protective face cover (5) and power socket wall mounting plate (6) . The louvre shutter mechanism has the child proof feature. The louvre shutter (2) can only be opened, with two prongs pushing into the slots simultaneously, otherwise the louvre shutter (2) will be stopped by the stopper (17) as shown in Figure 2. This will prevent the children from opening the louvre shutter (2) with a pin.

The louvre shutter (2) will be closed by the louvre shutter return spring (3) after the plug is unplugged. Figure 2 has shown the louvre shutter (2) which is pushed by the louvre shutter return spring (3) to be in closed position.

The plug holder device (4) can be turned to lock the press on - press off function with a stopper (19) as shown in Figure 5. This will allow a plug to be plugged in but not connected with the electricity power. This can be shown clearly in Figure 4 where the prong (18) of the plug is physically disconnected from the clip for plug connecting pin (8) .

The press down - press up mechanism (7) consists of a plug holder connector with one end to be connected to the plug holder (1) and another end to be connected to the plug socket clamp (21) when it is in down position. The press ..down - press up return spring (23) will be inserted into the spring cap holder (22) and installed at the bottom base plate connector (24) . A plug socket clamp (21) will be installed on top of the spring cap holder (22) which will be used to clamp the plug holder connector (20) when it is in down position.

A stem (27) will be installed on top of a plug socket clamp (21) and a stem stopper (25) will be installed on top of the stem (27). A round shape guide (26) with hollow in the centre will be inserted into a stem stopper (25) and rest on a stem shoulder (28). When the press down - press up mechanism is in down position, the press down - press up return spring (23) is compressed by the spring cap holder (22) onto the bottom base plate connector (24) and it will be locked by the plug socket clamp (21) onto the plug holder connector (20) . The guide (26) will be resting on the stem shoulder (28) .

When the press down - press up mechanism is pressed for up position, the stem shoulder (28) will slide according to the shape of the guide (26) onto the channel guide (29) . The stem shoulder (28) will be pushed up by the press down - press up return spring (23) until it is stopped by the stem stopper (25) .

There are two ways to determine whether the electricity is on or off. With reference to Figure 10, the light indication of luminous indictor (36) will not be seen when the electricity is on, as shown in 35. When the electricity is off, the light indication of luminous indictor (36) will be seen, as shown in 34. Besides that, by observing the height of the plug holder device (4) , it can clearly identify whether the electricity is on or off. When the electricity is off, the plug holder device (4) will be elevated from the protective face cover (5) , as shown in 34. When the electricity is on, the plug holder device (4) will be same height level with the protective face cover (5) , as shown in 35.

The wiring connection (16) consists of clips for plug connecting pins (8) which are connected directly with the incoming wire connectors (9) . The incoming wire connectors (9) will be inserted into the slots of the bottom base plate (11) where the incoming wires (12) will be connected to them. The earthing rotating, plate (13) with one end to be connected to the incoming wire connector (9) of earth grounding and another end to be connected to the earthing plate (14) through a flexible connection with ability to be rotated in 360 degree.

This will allow the plug holder (1) to be installed in four different directions whether it is up, down, left or right angle, by turning the base plate holder (10) and fixing it onto the power socket wall mounting plate (6) by two screws.

As will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, the present invention may easily be produced in other specific forms without departing from its essential characteristics. The present embodiments is, therefore, to be considered as merely illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes which come within therefore intended to be embraced therein.