PORTABLE DEVICE WITH RETRACTABLE MUSICIAN'S CORD
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1. A portable device for establishing a single connection between music and sound equipment, comprising:
- a housing retractably containing a first length of musician'"'"'s cord, the first length extending from an opening in the housing and having a first music connector at its end;
a second length of the musician'"'"'s cord extending from the housing and having a second music connector at its end; and
a carrying handle;
wherein no other musician'"'"'s cord other than the first and second lengths extends from the housing.
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Abstract
A device containing a retractable length of musician'"'"'s cord and a carrying handle is provided. The cord is used to interconnect music equipment. The device is cost effective, portable and easy to use, and it reduces the problems of excess cord length and lost or tangled cords.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable device for establishing a single connection between music and sound equipment, comprising:
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a housing retractably containing a first length of musician'"'"'s cord, the first length extending from an opening in the housing and having a first music connector at its end;
a second length of the musician'"'"'s cord extending from the housing and having a second music connector at its end; and
a carrying handle;
wherein no other musician'"'"'s cord other than the first and second lengths extends from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of establishing a connection between music equipment comprising:
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carrying a portable device to a desired location with a handle of the device;
pulling a desired length of musician'"'"'s cord from a housing of the device, the length being retractably mounted in the housing;
connecting the musician'"'"'s cord to a piece of music equipment; and
connecting a second end of the cord to a second piece of music equipment to establish the connection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable device for establishing a connection between music and sound equipment, comprising:
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a housing retractably containing a first length of music cable, the first length extending from an opening in the housing and having a first music connector at its end;
a second length of the music cable extending from the housing and having a second music connector at its end; and
a carrying handle;
wherein at least one of the first and second connectors is a male connector including an elongated post and a head with a reduced diameter portion between the post and the head. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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