Patent ID: 7048222

Claim:
A cord storage device comprising: a plate, said plate is of an elongated, generally oval-shaped configuration, said plate having an upper curved wall opposing a lower wall, a first side wall opposing a second side wall, and a face opposing a planar bottom; a pair of cord winding posts, said pair of cord winding posts is spaced linearly and project outwardly from said face of said plate, said pair of cord winding posts is adapted to have a cord member securably wound therearound, wherein said pair of cord winding posts comprises: an upper cord winding post, said upper cord winding post is of a generally round, hollow configuration, said upper cord winding post projects outwardly from said face of said plate, near an upper end of said plate, said upper cord winding post has a distal end defining an integral, raised abutment lip which functions as a brace or retainer against which a cord member abuts in order to effectively retain a wounded cord member for storage wherein said upper cord winding post includes an anchoring slit formed along a lower side of said upper cord winding post, said anchoring slit provides an attachment point for a selected cord member, and wherein said anchoring slit tapers inwardly from said abutment lip of said upper cord winding post to said face of said plate; a lower cord winding post, said lower cord winding post is of a generally round, hollow configuration, said lower cord winding post projects outwardly from said face of said plate near a lower end of said plate, said lower cord winding post has a distal end defining an integral, raised abutment lip which functions as a brace or retainer against which a cord member abuts in order to effectively retain a wound cord for storage; a mortise, said mortise is of a generally rectangular configuration, said mortise forms an opening which extends through said plate, wherein said mortise is sizably adapted so as to allow positional access to a standard electrical outlet upon mounting of said plate against a flat surface provided with the standard electrical outlet; a handle, said handle is defined of an elongated aperature extending through said plate along an upper portion thereof; and a mounting aperture, said mounting aperture is provided in each corner of said plate, said mounting aperture is adapted to have a fastener insertably engaged therein in order to fixedly mount said plate to a flat surface.