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Electrical cord with wear ring

  • US 8,771,005 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2012
  • Issued: 07/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrical cord assembly comprising:

  • a cord segment having one or more wires;

    an electrical plug receptacle connected to an end of the cord segment, the receptacle including one or more apertures configured to receive an electrical plug to form an electrical connection between the plug and the one or more wires; and

    a wear ring configured to engage and surround at least a portion of the receptacle;

    wherein;

    the wear ring is sized and configured to inhibit at least a portion of a surface of the receptacle adjacent to the one or more apertures from contacting a ground surface when the end of the cord segment is on the ground surface;

    the wear ring comprises a plurality of wear ring portions configured to be assembled together to releasably engage and surround the portion of the receptacle; and

    the wear ring is removable from the electrical cord by disassembling the wear ring portions.

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