Plug housing with integrated cord management system

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments relate generally to a device configured to securely but removably house a charger plug (e.g. for an iPhone, smart phone, cell phone, or similar personal electronic device). Typically, the device comprises a hollow central housing with open cavity therethrough (configured to house the charger plug), an upper flange, and a lower flange. A cord for the changer plug may be retained by wrapping around the exterior of the housing between the two flanges, and in some embodiments, the flanges may also contain one or more cord retaining features (such as a notch) configured to removably retain the cord. Thus, the device has two configurations: a storage configuration in which the cord is wrapped around the central housing with the ends retained in the notches, and a use configuration when all or part of the cord is unwound from the central housing (and typically one or both ends of the cord are removed from the retaining notch(es), so that the cord can be plugged into the charger plug held within the cavity of the housing and/or plugged into a power source (such as a laptop or other computer or a wall plug).

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