Patent ID: 7402060

Claim:
A power supply device, comprising: a housing member having a side including an on/off switch in a first region thereof and a plurality of receptacles adapted for electrical connection to external electronic equipment, the plurality of receptacles being disposed in a second region of the side of the housing member; a power connector operable to electrically couple to a power source, the power connector having a hot lead, a neutral lead and a ground lead; a first power plate electrically coupled to the hot lead of the power connector and operable to provide a hot connection to the plurality of receptacles; a second power plate electrically coupled to the neutral lead of the power connector and operable to provide a neutral connection to the plurality of receptacles; a ground plate electrically coupled to the ground lead and operable to provide a ground connection to the plurality of receptacles; and a lighting member disposed along a third region of the side of the housing member, the third region circumscribing at least one of the plurality of receptacles, the lighting member being electrically coupled to the hot and neutral leads of the power connector, wherein the lighting member is operable to illumination the at least one receptacle.