Patent ID: 6486789
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
An uninterruptible power supply comprising:a housing having a top with a first portion that includes a plurality of power receptacles having faces disposed across a first plane, the housing being constructed and arranged to support the uninterruptible power supply on a surface defined by a surface plane such that the first plane is non-parallel to the surface plane; an input to receive input electrical power from a power source; a battery disposed within the housing; and a circuit board contained within the housing and disposed beneath the top of the housing, the circuit board being coupled to the input, to the battery, and to each of the plurality of power outlet receptacles to provide output power derived from one of the input electrical power and the battery, the circuit board having a component surface on which at least one component is mounted, the component surface being disposed along a second plane that is parallel to the first plane.