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| 20110076874 | Electrical power supplying device having a ring-like subassembly for receiving the power plugs and/or power adapters associated with a plurality of electrical appliances, and managing excess power cord length therewithin in a concealed manner - An electrical power supplying device for supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment. The electrical power supplying device includes a power supply cord for plugging into a standard power receptacle by way of a supply power plug, and also a base housing portion having a bottom surface. A power-ring subassembly is supported on the base housing portion, has a central aperture defining the boundaries of a 3D interior volume, and is adapted for supporting a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits, which are electrically connected to the power supply cord. The 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. The power cord portal allows a group of electrical power cords associated with the group of electrical appliances to enter/exit the 3D interior volume in a bundled manner. The cover housing portion is adapted to cover the central aperture of the power-ring subassembly, and conceal appliance power plugs plugged into the electrical receptacles and appliance power cords associated with the electrical appliances. An appliance power cord management structure is supported through the central aperture, and adapted for taking up and managing excess length of each said appliance power cord passing through said power cord portal. The excess length of appliance power cord for the electrical appliance is measured from the power cord portal to the electrical receptacle on the power-ring assembly into which the corresponding appliance power plug is plugged. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076875 | Electrical power supplying device having a ring-like power assembly for receiving electrical power plugs and/or power adapters associated with a plurality of electrical appliances, and an un-interrupted power supply (UPS) unit having a battery componenent mounted within a centrally-disposed structure passing through a central aperture in said ring-like power assembly - An electrical power supplying device for supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment. The electrical power supplying device includes a base housing portion having a bottom surface and a 3D interior volume. A power-ring subassembly is supported within the base housing portion, has a central aperture defining the boundaries of the 3D interior volume, and is adapted for supporting a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits, which are electrically connected to a power supply cord. A power-ring housing portion covers the power-ring subassembly and has a set of plug apertures, aligned with the electrical receptacles, and allows appliance power plugs associated with the electrical appliances to plug into the electrical receptacles. A power cord portal allows a group of electrical power cords associated with the group of electrical appliances to enter/exit the 3D interior volume in a bundled manner. A cover housing portion is provided and adapted to cover the central aperture of the power-ring subassembly, and conceal appliance power plugs plugged into the electrical receptacles and appliance power cords associated with the electrical appliances. A centrally-located structure is supported on the bottom base, has a hollow interior volume, and projects through the central aperture. An uninterrupted power supply (UPS) unit is provided, having a battery component mounted within the hollow interior volume of the centralized structure, which is capable of supplying conditioned electrical power to the electrical appliances when power interruptions occur along the power supply cord plugged into the standard power receptacle. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076876 | Electrical power supplying device having a ring-like subassembly for receiving the power plugs and/or power adapters associated with a plurality of electrical appliances, and a housing design for containing and concealing the power plug and adaptors during power supplying operations - An electrical power supplying device for supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment. The electrical power supplying device includes a power supply cord for plugging into a standard power receptacle by way of a supply power plug, and also a base housing portion having a 3D interior volume with a capacity for holding a plurality of power transformer modules associated with a group of electrical appliances located in the environment. A power-ring subassembly is supported within the base housing portion, and has a central aperture defining the boundaries of 3D interior volume, and adapted for supporting a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits, which are electrically connected to the power supply cord. A power-ring housing portion is provided for covering the power-ring subassembly and has a set of plug apertures, aligned with the electrical receptacles, and allows appliance power plugs associated with the electrical appliances to plug into the electrical receptacles. A cord portal allows a group of electrical power cords associated with the group of electrical appliances, to enter/exit the 3D interior volume in a bundled manner. A cover housing portion is adapted to cover the central aperture of the power-ring subassembly, and conceal (i) appliance power plugs plugged into the electrical receptacles, (ii) appliance power plugs plugged into the electrical receptacles and appliance power cords associated with the electrical appliances, and (iii) the plurality of power transformer modules contained in said the housing portion. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076877 | Wall-mountable electrical power supplying device for mounting to a wall surface about a standard wall-mounted power receptacle, using a mounting bracket arranged between the housing and wall surface and an electrical power supply plug integrated with the housing - A wall-mountable electrical power supplying device for mounting to a wall surface about a standard wall-mounted power receptacle, and supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment. The wall-mountable device includes a base housing portion having a bottom surface and a 3D interior volume. A power-ring subassembly is supported within the base housing portion, has a central aperture defining the boundaries of 3D interior volume, and is adapted for supporting a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits. An electrical power supply plug is integrated with the base housing portion, and is adapted for plugging into a standard wall-mounted power receptacle, and supplying electrical power to the power-ring subassembly. A power-ring housing portion covers the power-ring subassembly, and has a set of plug apertures allowing appliance power plugs associated with the electrical appliances to plug into the electrical receptacles mounted behind the plug apertures. A power cord portal allows a group of electrical power cords associated with the group of electrical appliances to enter/exit the 3D interior volume in a bundled manner. A cover housing portion is provided and adapted to cover the central aperture of the power-ring subassembly, and conceal appliance power plugs plugged into the electrical receptacles and appliance power cords associated with the electrical appliances. A wall-mounting bracket, is operably connectable to the base housing portion, for mounting the electrical power supplying device to the wall surface, about the standard wall-mounted power receptacle, when the electrical power supply plug is plugged into the standard wall-mounted power receptacle. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076878 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLYING DEVICE HAVING A LOWER DECK HOUSING REGION FOR CONTAINING AND CONCEALING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL POWER ADAPTERS ASSOCIATED WITH A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, AND AN UPPER DECK HOUSING REGION FOR SUPPORTING A RING-LIKE POWER ASSE - An electrical power supplying device for supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment. The device includes a power supply cord for plugging into a standard power receptacle by way of a supply power plug, and a base housing portion having a bottom surface and a 3D interior volume. A power-ring subassembly is supported within the base housing portion, has a central aperture defining the boundaries of the 3D interior volume, and is adapted for supporting a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits, which are electrically connected to a power supply cord. A power-ring housing portion covers the power-ring subassembly and has a set of plug apertures, aligned with the electrical receptacles, and allows appliance power plugs associated with the electrical appliances to plug into the electrical receptacles. A power cord portal allows a group of electrical power cords associated with the group of electrical appliances to enter/exit the 3D interior volume in a bundled manner. A cover housing portion is provided and adapted to cover the central aperture of the power-ring subassembly, and conceal appliance power plugs plugged into said electrical receptacles and appliance power cords associated with the electrical appliances. An appliance power cord management dowel tray is supported within the base housing portion and through at least a portion of the central aperture, and has (i) a tray portion dividing the 3D interior volume into an upper deck region above the tray portion and a lower deck portion disposed below the tray portion, and (ii) a cord management dowel portion projecting from the tray portion and adapted for taking up and managing excess length of appliance power cord associated a plurality of the electrical appliances receiving power from the device. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076879 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLYING DEVICE HAVING A RING-LIKE STRUCTURE FOR RECEIVING POWER PLUGS, AND AN INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An electrical power supplying device for supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment, includes a power supply cord for plugging into a standard power receptacle by way of a supply power plug, and also a base housing portion having a bottom surface. A power-ring subassembly is supported on the base housing portion, has a central aperture defining the boundaries of a 3D interior volume, and is adapted for supporting a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits, which are electrically connected to the power supply cord. A power-ring housing portion covers the power-ring subassembly, has a set of plug apertures, is aligned with the electrical receptacles, and allows appliance power plugs associated with the electrical appliances to plug into the electrical receptacles. A power cord portal allows a group of electrical power cords associated with the group of electrical appliances to enter/exit the 3D interior volume in a bundled manner, and the appliance power plugs associated with said group of electrical appliances to be plugged into the electrical receptacles. A cover housing portion is provided and adapted to cover the central aperture of the power-ring subassembly, and conceal appliance power plugs plugged into the electrical receptacles and appliance power cords associated with the electrical appliances. Also, a thermal management subsystem is integrated within the device, so that heat energy, generated by the power adapter plugs and/modules contained within the 3D interior volume, is transferred by air flowing from the 3D interior volume to the external ambient environment. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076880 | Method of managing excess appliance power cord length within an electrical power supplying device while containing a plurality of appliance power plugs and appliance power adapters associated with electrical appliances supported an environment - A method of managing the excess length of appliance power cord within an electrical power supplying device while containing a plurality of appliance power plugs and appliance power adapters associated with a plurality of electrical appliances supported in an environment. The method involves: mounting an electrical power supplying device in the environment supporting the plurality of electrical appliances; installing one or more appliance power adapters within the housing portion of the electrical power supplying device; routing one or more electrical power cords from their respective electrical appliances, through the environment, and through a power cord portal provided in the electrical power supplying device; plugging appliance power plugs associated with the routed appliance power cords, into available power receptacles provided about a power-ring subassembly provided in the electrical power supplying device; for each routed appliance power cord, winding up the excess length of the appliance power cord, determined between the power cord portal and the electrical receptacle, about an available portion of an appliance power cord management structure, provided in the device, so as to neatly management excess appliance power cord thereabouts; and replacing the cover housing portion onto the central aperture of the power-ring subassembly, so as to conceal (i) appliance power plugs plugged into the electrical receptacles, (ii) appliance power cords associated with the electrical appliances, and (iii) power adapter modules supported in the base housing portion. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076881 | Ring-like electical power supplying structure for receiving the electrical power plugs of a plurality of electrical appliances and powering the same - A ring-like electrical power supplying structure for supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment, includes a substantially planar structure having a central aperture through which a 3D volume of space extends for accommodating a plurality of appliance power plugs, appliance power cords and appliance power adapters. A plurality of mounting elements are provided on the substantially planar surface, for mounting a plurality of electrical receptacles, and at least one electronic PC circuit board. Electrical conductors are provided on the surface of the substantially planar structure for interconnecting the electrical receptacles and the electrical components, and supplying electrical power thereto, during device operation. A power supply cord is electrically connected to the electrical receptacles and the electrical components, and has an electrical power plug for plugging into a standard power receptacle, and supplying electrical power to the ring-like power supplying structure. A housing portion having a set of plug apertures, is aligned with said electrical receptacles, and allows appliance power plugs associated with the electrical appliances to plug into the electrical receptacles. A power cord portal allows a group of electrical power cords associated with the group of electrical appliances, to pass towards the electrical receptacles in a bundled manner, and the appliance power plugs associated with the group of electrical appliances to be plugged into the electrical receptacles. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076882 | Wall-mountable electrical power supplying device having a ring-like structure for receiving the power plugs and/or power adapters associated with a plurality of electrical appliances, and a housing containing and concealing the same during power supply operations - A wall-mountable electrical power supplying device for supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment. The wall-mountable device includes a power supply cord for plugging into a standard power receptacle by way of a supply power plug, and has a base housing portion having a bottom surface and a 3D interior volume. A power-ring subassembly is supported within the base housing portion, has a central aperture defining the boundaries of 3D interior volume, and is adapted for supporting a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits, which are electrically connected to the power supply cord. A power-ring housing portion covers the power-ring subassembly and has a set of plug apertures allowing appliance power plugs associated with the electrical appliances to plug into the electrical receptacles mounted behind the plug apertures. A power cord portal allows a group of electrical power cords associated with the group of electrical appliances to enter/exit the 3D interior volume in a bundled manner. A cover housing portion is provided and adapted to cover the central aperture of the power-ring subassembly, and conceal appliance power plugs plugged into the electrical receptacles and appliance power cords associated with the electrical appliances. Also, a wall-mounting bracket, operably connectable to the base housing portion, is provided for mounting the electrical power supplying device on the wall surface in proximity to the standard wall receptacle. | 03-31-2011 |
