Interlocking cords
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorNikhil Marathe
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Abstract
Compositions and methods keep cords, such as electrical connectors for computers and home entertainment systems, tidy and organized with claps members that run at least partly along the exterior cord surface. Cords may be optionally coupled to other cords in a concatenated arrangement, for example, and cords may be coupled to one or more objects such as a desk or a cabinet. A cord coupled to another cord or to an object may be optionally decoupled from the other cord or from the object.
Claims20
An article of manufacture, the article comprising:
- a cord having a length and an outer surface extending substantially continuously along the length;
- and
- one or more clasps extending at least partially along the outer surface;
- the clasps being adapted to optionally couple or decouple the cord to or from, respectively, one or more objects.
A method for securing one or more cords to one or more objects, the method comprising:
- coupling at least one clasp of one of the cords to at least one of the objects, wherein one or more of the cords comprise a length and an outer surface extending substantially along the length and one or more clasps extending at least partly along the outer surface;
- and further wherein one or more of the clasps optionally couples the cord to one or more of the objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.