Device for securing electrical cords

• US 5,135,409 A
• Filed: 10/01/1990
• Issued: 08/04/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Paul Thompson
• Original Assignee: Paul Thompson
• Inventors: Thompson, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Schwartz, Larry I.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KHIEM M
• Application Number:
  US07/591,278
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 439/367, 439/368, 439/369, 439/371, 439/465, 439/466, 439/467, 439/459
• US Class Current: 439/367
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6392 for extension cord

Abstract

A device for maintaining cooperating plugs on a pair of electrical cords connected comprising a generally elongate body adapted to enclose the plugs of a pair of electrical cords; said body comprising at least two cooperating members which, when engaged, form an enclosure for the plugs; at least two pairs of appendages affixed to the inside of the cooperating members; said appendages adapted to grip both electical cords so as to maintain the plugs in a connected relationship; and means to selectively engage and disengage the members comprising the body.

Claims

1. A device for maintaining the interconnection of cooperating plugs of a pair of electrical cords comprising a generally elongate body adapted to enclose said plugs when interconnected and a portion of each of the electrical cords, said body having two opposing sides and two ends, each end having an opening therethrough for the passage of an electrical cord, wherein the body comprises:

three relatively moveable members, the first and second of said members being adapted to be disposed in linear relationship to form one of said sides of the body and to independently engage with the third of said members which forms the other of said sides;

a first pair of generally elongate posts with concave distal edges attached to the first and third members adjacent one end of the body and adapted to be in opposing relationship and to grip an electrical cord therebetween when the first member is engaged with the third member; and

, a second pair of generally elongate posts with concave distal edges attached to the second and third members adjacent the other end of the body and adapted to be in opposing relationship and to grip an electrical cord therebetween when the second member is engaged with the third member.

2. The device of claim 1 having fastening means to fix the engagement of the first and third members;

a hinge means connecting the second and third members; and

, means to selectively engage and disengage the second and third members.

3. A device for maintaining the interconnection of cooperating plugs of a pair of electrical cords comprising a generally elongate body adapted to enclose said plugs when interconnected and a portion of each of the electrical cords, said body having two opposing sides and two ends, each end having an opening therethrough for passage for an electrical cord;

wherein the body comprises;

three relatively moveable members, the first and second of said members being adapted to be disposed in linear relationship to form one of the sides of the body and to independently engage with the third of said members which form another of the sides of the body;

at least one pair of appendages attached to the second and third members adjacent one end of the body, said appendage being adapted to be in opposing relationship and to grip a first electrical cord therebetween when the members are engaged; and

, means to fix a second electrical cord to one of the members adjacent the other end of the body.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein the means to fix the second electrical cord is a pair of appendages attached to the first and third members, said appendages being adapted to be in opposing relationship and to grip the second electrical cord therebetween when the first and third members are engaged.

5. The device of claim 3 wherein the appendages are elongated posts with concave distal edges.

6. The device of claim 3 having fastening means to fix the engagement of the first and third members;

a hinge means connecting the second and third members; and

, means to selectively engage and disengage the second and third members.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein the means for selectively engaging and disengaging the second and third members is one or more tongue and buckle fasteners.