Patent ID: 7247799

Claim:
A cord management device comprising: a receptacle defining an interior space and comprising: a stationary portion; a cover hingedly attached to the stationary portion and having a first cutout therein; a power strip in the interior space, the power strip comprising an electrical outlet; and a power cord physically and electrically coupled to the power strip and capable of supplying electric power to the electrical outlet, wherein: the stationary portion comprises a cord management feature; the cord management feature comprises: two or more slots in the stationary portion with each slot capable of containing a first portion of a single cord; the cover is capable of movement between a first position, in which the cover substantially encloses the interior space, and a second position, in which the interior space is exposed; the first cutout interacts with the stationary portion to form an opening in the receptacle when the cover is in the first position; the stationary portion comprises a wall; the wall comprises a front portion spaced apart from a back portion; the front portion and the back portion define a first portion of the interior space there between; the front portion comprises a first aperture and the two or more slots; the back portion comprises a second aperture; the front portion and the cover define a second portion of the interior space there between when the cover is in the first position; the front portion divides the first portion of the interior space from the second portion of the interior space; the power strip is located in the second portion of the interior space and absent from the first portion of the interior space; and a first portion of the power cord is located in the first portion of the interior space.