Patent ID: 8016611

Claim:
An electrical power supplying device for supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment, wherein each said electrical appliance has a power cord routed through an environment and into said electrical power supplying device and terminating with an appliance power plug, said electrical power supplying device comprising: a power supply cord for plugging into a standard power receptacle by way of a power supply plug, and supplying electrical power to said electrical power supplying device; a base housing portion having a bottom surface; a power-ring subassembly supported on said base housing portion, having a central aperture defining the boundaries of a 3D interior volume, and adapted for supporting a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits, which are electrically connected to said power supply cord; a power-ring housing portion for covering said power-ring subassembly and having a set of plug apertures, aligned with said electrical receptacles, and allowing appliance power plugs associated with said electrical appliances to plug into said electrical receptacles; a power cord portal allowing a group of electrical power cords associated with said group of electrical appliances to enter/exit said 3D interior volume in a bundled manner; a cover housing portion adapted to cover the central aperture of said power-ring subassembly, and conceal (i) appliance power plugs plugged into said electrical receptacles, (ii) appliance power adapter plugs and appliance power adapter modules contained within said 3D interior volume, and (iii) appliance power cords associated with said electrical appliances, and contained within said 3D interior volume; and a thermal management subsystem integrated within said electrical power supplying device, so that heat energy, generated by said appliance power adapter plugs and said appliance power adapter modules contained within said 3D interior volume, is transferred by air flowing from said 3D interior volume to said external ambient environment.