Patent ID: 8692672
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
1. A method of charging and monitoring a plurality of chargeable electrical devices, comprising: providing a housing including a plurality of receptacles connected to a control, the control comprising an alarm control and a power supply control regulating power from an electrical power source to the plurality of receptacles; selectively connecting one or more chargeable electrical devices to select ones of the plurality of receptacles; the power control charging the chargeable electrical devices connected to the plurality of receptacles; and the alarm control monitoring security status of the chargeable electrical devices and generating an alarm signal if any of the plurality of chargeable electrical devices becomes disconnected from the plurality of receptacles; wherein selectively connecting a chargeable electrical device comprises providing a cord having a first apparatus at one end and a second apparatus at an opposite end, the first apparatus being connected to the receptacle and the second apparatus being connected to the chargeable electrical device and the alarm control monitors an electrical signal between the first and the second apparatus.