Cord management device
AssigneeBloomin Partners, Inc. a Texas corporation
InventorsSam Bloom, Christian Gerard, Philip Leveridge
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Abstract
A device for providing electricity includes a frame, an outlet, a plug, and a cavity cover. The outlet is capable of providing electricity to devices plugged into the outlet. The plug is operable to provide electricity to the outlet from an external power source. The frame forms a cavity that is capable of storing a cord. Additionally, the cavity cover is capable of allowing access to the cavity through a cavity opening when a force is applied to the cavity cover and covering the cavity opening when the force is removed from the cavity cover.
Claims20
A device for providing electricity comprising:
- a frame;
- an outlet operable to provide electricity to electric devices plugged into the outlet;
- a plug operable to provide electric power to the outlet from an external power source;
- a cavity formed within the frame and operable to store a cord;
- a cavity cover, wherein the cavity cover is operable to:
- allow access to the cavity through a cavity opening when a force is applied to the cavity cover;
- and
- cover a portion of the cavity opening when the force is removed from the cavity cover.
An apparatus for managing cords, comprising:
- a cavity operable to store a cord;
- a cavity opening providing access to the cavity;
- a cavity cover operable to allow access to the cavity through the cavity opening when a force is applied to the cavity cover and to cover the cavity opening when the force is removed from the cavity cover.
The apparatus of claim of 19, wherein the cavity is formed by a component housing, and wherein a first end of the cord is attached to an interior of the component housing and wherein the second end comprises a plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.