Cord management device

• US 9,755,354 B1
• Filed: 03/21/2017
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brian M. Aumiller
• Original Assignee: Brian M. Aumiller
• Inventors: Aumiller, Brian M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Duckworth, Bradley
• Application Number:
  US15/464,414
• Time in Patent Office: 168 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/34 electric cords or electric power cables
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/28 Arrangements for positively securing ends of material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/4476 with stored material wound around two spaced supports
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/60 Means for supporting coupling part when not engaged
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/72 Means for accommodating flexible lead within the holder

Abstract

A cord management device securable to objects lacking a cord management system. An embodiment includes a flexible substratum on which two outwardly facing hooks are secured in a longitudinally spaced manner. An embodiment further includes a receptacle adapted to receiving and temporarily house the prongs on an electrical cord. The flexible substratum preferably includes an adhesive, magnet or fastener to temporarily or permanently secure the device to objects. The device is thereby attachable to an object to aid in the securement of an electrical cord.

Claims

1. A cord management device, comprising:

a flexible substratum having a top surface and a bottom surface, the substratum adapted to flex generally 90 degrees between a first end and a second end;

a pair of outwardly facing hooks disposed on the top surface; and

a receptacle secured between the pair of outwardly facing hooks, the receptacle having two or more apertures adapted to receive prongs extending from a plug end of an electrical cord.

2. The cord management device of claim 1, further including an adhesive on the bottom surface of the substratum, thereby allowing the device to be secured to an object in need of a cord management device.

3. The cord management device of claim 1, further including a plurality of magnets on the bottom surface of the substratum, thereby allowing the device to be secured to an object in need of a cord management device.

4. The cord management device of claim 1, further including the receptacle having a first surface containing the two or more apertures and a second surface opposite of the first, wherein the second surface is closer to a nearest hook than the first surface.

5. A cord management device, comprising:

a flexible substratum having a top surface and a bottom surface, the substratum adapted to bend 90 degrees between a first end and a second end;

a pair of outwardly facing hooks disposed on the top surface; and

whereby the device can be secured to an object having an attached cord and the attached cord can be wrapped around the pair of outwardly facing hooks to secure the attached cord.

6. The cord management device of claim 5, wherein the substratum is flexible, thereby enabling the device to be secured to non-flat surfaces.

7. The cord management device of claim 5, further including an adhesive on the bottom surface of the substratum, thereby allowing the device to be secured to an object in need of a cord management device.

8. The cord management device of claim 5, further including a plurality of magnets on the bottom surface of the substratum, thereby allowing the device to be secured to an object in need of a cord management device.

9. The cord management device of claim 5, further including a receptacle having a first surface containing the two or more apertures and a second surface free of apertures, wherein the second surface is closer to one of the hooks than the first surface.

10. The cord management device of claim 5, further including a receptacle configured to receive and temporarily secure a portion of the attached cord.