Retention mount for trailer cord
AssigneeMorryde International, Inc.
InventorsDarrell Byers, Christopher Taylor
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Abstract
A retention mount for an electrical cord of a trailer is described that includes a body, a tab extending away from the body, and a plurality of arms extending away from the body. The tab defines an opening configured to receive a plug of the electrical cord therethrough and the plurality of arms each include a retention portion extending outwardly from the body, such that a cable portion of the electrical cord can be wrapped around the plurality of arms with the retention portions thereof retaining the cable portion on the retention mount. The retention mount can be removably or irremovably coupled to a structure of a vehicle.
Claims20
A retention mount for a cord, the retention mount comprising:
- a body having an outer perimeter edge, a rear face configured to extend along structure of a vehicle when mounted thereto, and a front face opposite to the rear face;
- a tab extending away from the front face of the body to extend away from the structure of the vehicle when mounted thereto, the tab located in an interior of the body spaced from the outer perimeter edge, the tab defining an opening configured to receive an end of the cord therethrough;
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- a plurality of arms extending away from the front face of the body to extend away from the structure of the vehicle when mounted thereto and arranged around the outer perimeter edge of the body such that the tab is disposed at least partially between the plurality of arms, the plurality of arms each including retention portion extending outwardly from the body, such that a cable portion of the cord can be wrapped around the plurality of arms with the retention portions thereof retaining the cable portion on the retention mount.
A retention mount for a cord, the retention mount comprising:
- a body;
- a tab extending away from the body, the tab defining an opening configured to receive an end of the cord therethrough;
- a plurality of arms extending away from the body, the plurality of arms each including retention portion extending outwardly from the body, such that a cable portion of the cord can be wrapped around the plurality of arms with the retention portions thereof retaining the cable portion on the retention mount;
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- a magnet mounted to the body on a side thereof opposite the plurality of arms, the magnet configured to removably secure the retention mount to a structure of a vehicle.
An assembly comprising:
- a retention mount for a cord, the retention mount comprising:
- a body;
- a tab extending away from the body, the tab defining an opening configured to receive a plug of the cord therethrough;
- a plurality of arms extending away from the body, the plurality of arms each including retention portion extending outwardly from the body, such that a cable portion of the cord can be wrapped around the plurality of arms with the retention portions thereof retaining the cable portion on the retention mount;
- a trailer, wherein the retention mount is irremovably secured and rotatably mounted to the trailer;
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- a lock to restrict rotational movement of the retention mount relative to the trailer.
An assembly comprising:
- a retention mount for a cord, the retention mount comprising:
- a body;
- a tab extending away from the body, the tab defining an opening configured to receive a plug of the cord therethrough;
- a plurality of arms extending away from the body, the plurality of arms each including retention portion extending outwardly from the body, such that a cable portion of the cord can be wrapped around the plurality of arms with the retention portions thereof retaining the cable portion on the retention mount;
- a hitch, wherein the retention mount is irremovably secured and rotatably mounted to the hitch;
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- a lock to restrict rotational movement of the retention mount relative to the hitch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.