Patent ID: 8286806

Claim:
A storage device for items connectable to a power source, the device being constructed and arranged to be attachable to an electrical power box on a support surface and comprising: (i) a backing plate securable to the support surface and having an upper free edge and a lower region defining a substantially planar intermediate region therebetween, and a power supply aperture in the intermediate region constructed and arranged to allow a power connection between the power box and selected ones of the items; (ii) a base shelf affixed to the lower region of the backing plate; and (iii) a plurality of projections extending from at least one free edge of the base shelf each constructed and arranged to provide securing locations for selected ones of the items; wherein the base shelf is substantially rectilinear and each projection has substantially planar inner and outer surfaces and is angled outwards from an upper surface of the base shelf, such that the inner surface defines an obtuse angle Î± of less than 180Â° with the upper surface of the base shelf; wherein each projection has a tapered outer free end; at least one securing means constructed and arranged to be received on any one of the projections and to selectively receive selected ones of the items; wherein the least one securing means comprises an attachment bracket comprising: a) a sleeve member configured to cooperate with a configuration of at least one of the projections; b) a face plate member having a front surface and a rear surface and constructed and arranged to receive and securely retain selected ones of the items; and c) an intermediate connecting member attached to the sleeve member and the rear surface of the face plate member, wherein when the device is secured to the support surface and the sleeve member is located on one of the projections, the face plate member is retained in a substantially vertical position.