Patent ID: 8002586

Claim:
An electrical power supplying device for supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment, wherein each said electrical appliance has a power cord routed through an environment and into said electrical power supplying device and terminating with an appliance power plug, said electrical power supplying device comprising: a power supply cord for plugging into a standard power receptacle by way of a power supply plug, and supplying electrical power to said electrical power supplying device; a base housing portion having a bottom surface and a 3D interior volume; a power-ring subassembly supported within said base housing portion, having a central aperture defining the boundaries of said 3D interior volume, and adapted for supporting a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits, which are electrically connected to said power supply cord; a power-ring housing portion for covering said power-ring subassembly and having a set of plug apertures, aligned with said electrical receptacles, and allowing appliance power plugs associated with said electrical appliances to plug into said electrical receptacles; a power cord portal allowing a group of electrical power cords associated with said group of electrical appliances to enter/exit said 3D interior volume in a bundled manner; a cover housing portion adapted to cover the central aperture of said power-ring subassembly, and conceal appliance power plugs plugged into said electrical receptacles and appliance power cords associated with said electrical appliances; and an appliance power cord management dowel tray supported within said base housing portion and through at least a portion of said central aperture, and having (i) a tray portion dividing said 3D interior volume into an upper deck region above said tray portion and a lower deck portion disposed below said tray portion, and (ii) a cord management dowel portion projecting from said tray portion and adapted for taking up and managing excess length of appliance power cord associated a plurality of said electrical appliances receiving power from said electrical power supplying device.