Patent ID: 9666980
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H01R,H02G

Claim:
1. A housing article for holding an electrical power strip device that connects multiple electrical devices to an electrical power source and for organizing power cords from the multiple electrical devices that are connected to the housing article, said housing article comprising: a base member having a generally rectangular shape with a front side having a smooth flat surface, a back side parallel to the front side and having a smooth surface, top, bottom and side edges connecting said front and back sides; a generally flat and smooth top surface attached to the top edge of said base member and having a generally horizontal section extending outward from said base member and a generally vertical section connected to and extending downward from said horizontal member, said top surface creating a partially enclosed section for housing the electrical power strip; an upper tray for holding an electrical power strip device, said upper tray being connected to the front side surface of said base member and having a generally U-shaped extending outward and upward from said base member and a partial opening in an outer portion that forms a channel through which electrical cords, connected to an electrical power strip positioned on said upper tray, are fed through; and a lower tray for receiving electrical cords fed from said upper tray and for storing electrical cords from multiple electrical devices that are connected to the electrical power strip positioned on said upper tray, said lower tray being connected to the front side surface of said base member and having a generally U-shaped extending outward and upward from said base member and forming a storage area in which electrical cords, from multiple electrical devices that are connected to the power strip, are stored; and a fastening element attached to an outer edge of said generally horizontal section of said lower tray to secure electrical cords fed from said upper tray.