So basically create a section in the plastic socket that allows it to rotate up to 360 in either direction but there be a small blockade to stop to rotating any further?

The plan is to build an modular power strip, that can be used anywhere in the world, this would be directly plugged into a mains wall socket the maximum being 20 amps in the odd occasion but more than likely it will be 16 amps.. the 360 degrees part is I want to be able to rotate the outlet for the purposes of cable management but also if the user has space constraints for a particular plug for example those smart sockets you can get. Starting out I would buying the product on small quantities from AliExpress for prototyping after which I would get in contact with a wholesaler.

@GrahamNye aye more cords is great and everything, not so much if you don't have that much space.

Also those rotating contacts on belkin, those slip rings and are ridiculously expensive.

Additionally, I also didn't want e-waste, which is what you see with a lot of people buying extension cords / power strips, they buy say a 4 socket one, then they expand the number of their appliances and have to buy say 8 socket one, now they have a 4 & 8 socket one, and if they out grew the 8 socket one, they may like me buy a 12 socket one. So then you have a plethora of power strips - 1x 12, 1x8 & 1x4. With my idea you had an additional appliance, no problem just add another socket module on, and done & you wouldn't be limited by direction or amount.

Yeah I know, I've seen them too but what I don't see is that combined with modular sockets, that you can place similar to that of nanoleaf. I wanted to create modular power strip, that you could do just that. For example say you have an wall socket on a far away wall, and you want to charge your phone from the sofa, in a freehold house you could just put another socket in, but in a leasehold you can't, my idea was you could had that modular aspect of some sockets on 1 side, you could then have a modular cable that attaches on the side, then you can place some more sockets on the other side.

@tomnexus this is perfect, and something I could definitely work with instead. Can't believe I didn't think of something so simple.

That was what I figured, might look into what @Tomnexus mentioned about electric kettle connector and how that works. There's a lot of work but if it works out, then it will be game changing.

@tomnexus thanks for the idea, will have a look into it.

Daft question but would the Art of Electronics by Horowitz/Hills cover this, I have the book to my right.