Extension cords for plug-in telephones

An extension cord for plug-in telephones, comprising:

• a line cord;
• a plug on one end of said line cord, said plug adapted for insertion in a telephone outlet;
• a multi-outlet member on the other end of said cord, said multi-outlet member comprising a main part of hollow box-like form having a front, top and bottom, and ends, at least two apertures in said front, each aperture having a predetermined profile for reception of a plug therein, a jack aligned with each aperture on the inside of said front, each jack having a lower part integral with said front and comprising two spaced apart side walls extending normal to said front and a bridge member at the rear of said side walls and extending between said side walls and integral therewith, and an upper part positioned on said lower part and including two spaced apart parallel channels in an undersurface thereof, said channels slidable on said side walls of said lower part;
• a retaining member on each end on the inside thereof and two further retaining members extending from the inside of said front, said retaining members extending over said side walls of said lower parts to retain said top parts of said jacks on said lower parts;
• and
• a back cover attached to the main part, a slot in said back, said line cord passing through said slot into the multi-outlet member, the conductors in said line cord connected to conductors in said jacks, said jacks connected in parallel.