Patent ID: 7743495

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a cord management device, the method comprising: providing a power strip; physically and electrically coupling a power cord to the power strip; providing a stationary portion having a first space and a second space and comprising: providing a first wall between the first space and the second space; providing two or more slots in the first wall, the two or more slots are configured to contain a first portion of one or more electrical cords; providing a second wall spaced apart from the first wall, the first wall and second wall defining the first space there between, the first space is configured to contain a second portion of the one or more electrical cords; and providing one or more apertures in the stationary portion with each of the one or more apertures configured to allow a third portion of the one or more electrical cords to exit the first space and out of the cord management device; providing a cover; coupling the cover to the stationary portion, thereby defining the second space between the cover and the first wall, the stationary portion and the cover are coupled such that the second space can contain a fourth portion of the one or more electrical cords while the first space contains the second portion of the one or more electrical cords and the two or more slots contain the first portion of the one or more electrical cords; and locating the power strip in the second space.