Abstract: An electrical outlet for mounting in an electrical box has a plurality of receptacles in a housing for receiving a plurality of electrical plugs, wherein each receptacle includes two electrical line openings and a ground opening, wherein the plurality of receptacles are positioned such that the ground opening of each of the plurality of receptacles is positioned outwardly with respect to the electrical line openings. The arrangement allows at least two transformer/adaptors to be plugged into the outlet simultaneously without interference.

Abstract: A multi-receptacle device having a housing with a front face, a back face, an end face and a plurality of receptacles in the front face. A first set of prongs and a second set of prongs are pivotally mounted in the housing so as to be movable between a first position in which the prongs project from the back face of the housing and a second position in which the prongs are about 90° to the prongs in the first position.