Marine power cord stowage device
OwnerJohn P. McSorleyinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a marine power cord stowage device and more particularly to a device 10 comprising a flexible front panel 12 and a flexible back panel 14 which are joined at all but one substantilly straight edge to form opening 18, a cover 32 which is engagable to close opening 18 so that passages remain in opening 18, and a mounting structure 42 operable to removably mount device 10 on a suitable boat structure. The device of this invention allows a boat user to safely stow surplus lengths of marine power cord when in use at dock, yet does not require permanent mounting on a boat.
Claims14
A marine power cord stowage device for a boat, the device comprising a flexible front panel having an upper edge;
- a flexible back panel having an upper edge, said back panel effectively joined to said front panel to form a receptacle having therein a marine power cord having two ends, said receptacle having an opening between the upper edge of said front panel and the upper edge of said back panel through which the marine power cord can be inserted;
- a cover affixed to said back panel to close said opening, said cover being laterally adjustable to provide opposite side located passages through which the ends of the marine power cord can pass while a portion of the marine power cord remains inside said device;
- and mounting means effectively affixed to said back panel removably suspending said device on a boat structure.
A power cord stowage device for a boat, the device comprising a flexible front panel, having upper edge;
- a flexible back panel having an upper edge, said back panel effectively joined to said front panel to form a receptacle having therein a marine power cord, said receptacle having an opening between the upper edge of said front panel and the upper edge of said back panel through which the marine power cord can be inserted;
- a domed cover affixed to said back panel and removably attachable to said front panel to close said opening by a zipper utilizing two zipper slides to close a central portion of said opening while end portions of said opening remain open;
- and a flap affixed to said back panel comprising a fastener and being of sufficient length to wrap around a boat structure on which said device is mounted and engage said back panel thereby removably mounting said device on the boat structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.