Patent ID: 7663340

Claim:
A battery operated electrical cord comprising a battery unit, the battery unit including at least one battery, a first cord having two ends comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the cord being connected to the battery unit, at least one electrical receptacle attached to the second end of the first cord, means for storing the battery-operated electrical cord, means for storing the first cord, means for charging the each battery within the battery unit, wherein each of the batteries within the battery unit is a rechargeable battery, wherein the means for charging each battery within the battery unit further comprises a second cord having two ends comprising a first end and a second end, an electrical inverter located within the battery unit, wherein the first end of the second cord is attached to the electrical inverter, a charger located within the battery unit, the charger being connected to the electrical inverter, an electrical outlet, the electrical outlet being connected to standard household current, wherein the second end of the second cord is connected to the electrical outlet, wherein the means for storing the first cord further comprises a spool, wherein a majority of the length of the first cord is wrapped around the spool.