# US 2019/0379221 A1 · Device And Method To Tether Charging Apparatus

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- Number: US 2019/0379221 A1
- Document ID: US20190379221A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/002,184
- Filed: 2018-06-07
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-07
- Inventors: Boaz Turner
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190379221A1

## CPC

- H02J 7/70: characterised by the mechanical construction
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY

## Abstract

Disclosed is a device for tethering together the various parts of portable electronic device battery charging apparatus. The device consists of a notched base and an elastic ring connected by a cord. The base is affixed to a standard AC-DC plug-in charging block by an adhesive strip. One end of a charging cord is fed through the device's elastic ring, which has an inner diameter no greater than the width of the charging cord. Because the diameter of the elastic ring is less than the prong-ends of the charging cord, it will not easily slip off. The charging cord is further secured by pushing a segment into the notch on the base. The notch is sized to squeeze the charging cord, thus holding it. In this way, a charging cord and charging block are tied together to prevent loss.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device to tether battery charging parts for portable electronics, comprising:
(a) a base, said base comprising a block, said block sized to fit on at least one side of a standard AC-DC plug-in converter, and further comprising,
1) a top side and a bottom side,
2) a notch traversing the top side, said notch being no greater in width than the width of a standard portable device charging cord, and
3) an adhesive strip traversing the bottom side,
(b) an elastic ring, said elastic ring having a diameter no greater than the diameter of a standard charging cord, and
(c) a connector cord, said connector cord joining the elastic ring to the base.

### Claim 2

The claim as in 1, wherein the base is made of a semi-rigid material.

### Claim 3

The claim as in 1, wherein the base is made of a semi-elastic material.

### Claim 4

The claim as in 1, wherein the notch is lined with semi-rigid material, for gripping a charging cord.

### Claim 5

The claim as in 1, wherein the notch is lined with semi-elastic material, for gripping a charging cord.

### Claim 6

The claim as in 1, wherein the adhesive strip has a pull-off cover.

### Claim 7

The claim as in 1, wherein the base is a rectangular block one inch in length, one-quarter inch in width, and the notch is one-eighth inch in width.

### Claim 8

The claim as in 1, wherein the connector cord is two and three-quarters inches in length and one-eighth inch in width.

### Claim 9

The claim as in 1, wherein the elastic ring has an inner diameter of one-quarter inch.

### Claim 10

A method for tethering parts of battery charging apparatus for portable electronic devices comprising:
a) removing the pull-off cover from the adhesive strip on the base,
b) attaching the base along the adhesive strip to an open surface on the face of a plug-in AC-DC converter,
c) pulling the elastic ring over one of the prong-ends of a charging cord,
d) plugging the charging cord into the AC-DC converter,
e) plugging the charging cord into the electronic device, and
f) inserting a segment of the charging cord into the notch on the base.