Patent ID: 7717738

Claim:
A power cord management device for external attachment to a power socket device, the power cord management device comprising: a first end; a second end; and an intermediate portion between said first and second ends, wherein said first and second ends include mating details for attaching to external mating features of a housing unit of the power socket device to form a closed loop between the intermediate portion and an external surface of the housing unit, the external surface configured to receive power plugs from a side of the housing unit on which the closed loop is disposed, wherein the closed loop retains one or more external power cords that pass through the closed loop external to the housing unit of the power socket device and wherein said first end, when attached to said external mating features, includes a hook surface that engages with said external mating features to prevent movement of said intermediate portion in an outward, perpendicular direction from said side of the housing unit.