Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Retaining means
Patent
1995-02-23
1997-01-07
Vu, Hien D.
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Retaining means
H01R 1362
Patent
active
055910432
ABSTRACT:
A cord holding attachment for an electrical receptacle is disclosed in two embodiments. In a first embodiment, the cord holding attachment consists of a flat, flexible device designed to be installed under the electrical receptacle cover and having two pairs of laterally disposed wing-like structures. Each of the wing-like structures has a slot designed to allow receipt of an electrical conductor adjacent the male plug end. The wing-like structures may be folded toward one another and may be attached to the electrical conductor adjacent the male plug to retain the male plug interconnected in the female receptacle portion of the electrical receptacle. In a second embodiment, the wing-like structures are replaced with thinner, elongated strips which are reinforced with wires which are embedded in the strips and in the main portion of the device which is mounted behind the electrical receptacle cover. The strips may be wound about an electrical conductor plugged into the electrical receptacle to retain it in "plugged-in" configuration.
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Spiegel H. Jay
Vu Hien D.
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