Cord restraint for electrical cords
OwnerRoger Cheston Broachinventor
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Abstract
A device and method for holding an electrical cord, such as a cellular phone charging cord, so that the electrical cord is easily restrained, located and retrieved. The device may be constructed of a flexible body that may be in any desirable shape. The body is provided with a slit that extends some distance, and in some embodiments, approximately halfway through the body. An electrical cord can be inserted through the slit. At the center of the body, the slit is enlarged to form a channel for receiving the cord. With the cord thus secured within the channel, the body makes the cord easier to find and less likely to slip or fall off of a surface where the cord is to be placed.
Claims14
A method of restraining an electrical cord having a diameter, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible foam body having a diameter and a longest dimension, wherein the diameter of the flexible foam body is substantially greater than the diameter of the electrical cord;
- providing a channel through the flexible foam body for circumferentially receiving the electrical cord, wherein:
- the channel has a diameter that is substantially uniform in diameter;
- the channel is co-extensive with the longest dimension of the flexible foam body;
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- circumferentially engaging the electrical cord in the channel via surface friction.
A method of restraining an electrical cord having a diameter, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a flexible foam body having a diameter and a longest dimension, wherein the diameter of the flexible foam body is substantially greater than the diameter of the electrical cord;
- providing a channel through the flexible foam body for circumferentially receiving the electrical cord, wherein:
- the channel has a diameter that is substantially uniform in diameter;
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- the channel is co-extensive with the longest dimension of the flexible foam body;
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- circumferentially engaging the electrical cord in the channel without looping the electrical cord.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.