Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Cord and rope holders – One-piece
Patent
1995-03-08
1996-09-17
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Cord and rope holders
One-piece
24130, 24336, 24545, F16G 1100
Patent
active
055556078
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a retaining device in general, and in particular to a retaining device for retaining a flexible member, such as for example, a cord. In particular the present invention relates to an improved retainer in the form of a clip for retaining electrical cords and the like as an aid for keeping such cords in a tidy and organised manner both during storage and during operation of the appliance to which the cord is attached. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to a retaining clip for attaching to the flex or power cord of an electrical appliance so as to enable the flex or cord to be wound into one or more turns and to be kept in a tidy and organised manner. Additionally, winding the cord into a number of loops has the effect of shortening the effective length of the cord making the use of the appliance more manageable and controllable. The retaining clip of the present invention may be used when the appliance is being stored or when the appliance is being used.
It is to be noted that although the present invention will be described with particular reference to a retaining clip for an electrical cord, the scope of the present invention is not limited to this form of the invention, but rather the scope of the invention is more extensive so as to include other applications and uses of the clip as well as to other forms of the clip by relating to retaining devices in general.
Further, it is to be noted that the use of the term "cord" in the present specification is not meant to be limiting to the scope of the invention by restricting the application of the device of the present invention to use with electrical cords, but rather this term is used merely for the sake of clarity of understanding and brevity of description only. The term "cord" includes within its scope any member or article that is capable of being held or retained, and in particular relates to any flexible member which is capable of being wound upon itself into loops or turns and includes flexible members having any cross-sectional shape, such as for example rope, string, wire, hose, ribbon, cord, electrical conduit, flat wire and the like. In fact anything that has a cylindrical or substantially cylindrical cross-section or flat, square, rectangular, polygonal or similar cross-section may be retained by the clip of the present invention. Furthermore, the device of the present invention may be used with members of a number of different diameters or sizes. Not only can a single article or member be retained by the device of the present invention, but two or more similar or dissimilar articles or elements may be retained simultaneously by a single device or two or more devices.
Electrical cords, such as extension cords or power cords of electrical equipment, are generally stored by winding the electrical cord in loops about itself or around the electrical appliance to which it is attached and roughly jamming the plug at the end of the cord within one or more of the loops of cord caused by such winding. Storage of appliances with electrical cords in this manner is likely to damage the plug or connection of the plug to the electrical cord or connection of the cord to the appliance or the cord itself since a deal of force or manipulation is often required to unwind the cord and plug when it is desired to use the cord or appliance which amount of force exceeds that for which the cord and plug were manufactured.
Further, the jamming of the plug or the end of the cord in order to maintain the cord in a wound position is often not successful in retaining the cord together and usually results in messy unwinding and tangling of the cord which could lead to further inadvertent damage to the cord, plug, appliance or all three. Therefore, there is a need for a simple, quick, easy and convenient means of storing controlling or organising a cord or two or more cords together or appliance and cord by retaining the cord in tidy loops when the appliance is being stored and/or in use.
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