Patent ID: 7271506

Claim:
An electrical power distribution unit comprising: a rack mountable housing having no internal battery; an electrical power input assembly located substantially in the housing of the power distribution unit and adapted to be electrically connected to an electrical power supply; and a circuit panel comprising a plurality of circuit breakers located substantially in the housing of the power distribution unit, and a plurality of electrical power output assemblies, each of the plurality of electrical power output assemblies electrically connected to the electrical power input assembly and one of the circuit breakers, and adapted to receive electrical power from the electrical power input assembly, the plurality of electrical power output assemblies including (1) a plurality of output connections, each output connection structured and adapted to be hard-wired to a piece of equipment to provide electrical power, and (2) a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle electrically connected to and spaced apart from one of the circuit breakers and adapted to receive an equipment plug to provide electrical power from the electrical power input assembly, the plurality of electrical power output assemblies including a plurality of differentially configured receptacles for accommodating differently configured equipment plugs.