Adjustable extension cord retaining device preventing accidental disengagement of male to female adaptor plugs

An extension cord retaining device for preventing accidental disengagement of a male to female adapter plug connection, comprising:

• a first substantially planar shaped member terminating at one end in a first pair of angularly extending and spaced apart gripping portions;
• a second substantially planar shaped member terminating at another end in a second pair of angularly extending and spaced apart gripping portions which are arranged in opposing fashion relative to said first pair of gripping portions;
• means for slidably connecting said first and second planar shaped members together so that at least one of said first pair of gripping portions and said second pair of gripping portions are capable of being axially adjustable in directions towards and away from each other, said first planar shaped member including a flattened body portion, said second planar shaped member including first and second axially extending and spaced apart legs which define therebetween an interior channel of sufficient dimension for receiving said flattened body portion of said first planar shaped member therebetween in an aligned and coplanar fashion, an upper plate and a lower plate sandwiching said first and second assembled and coplanar members and fasteners extending through aligned apertures at first and second ends in said upper and lower plates and said planar shaped members for securing said retaining device together, one of said first and second pairs of gripping portions being adjustable to engage a male adapter plug and the other of said pairs of gripping portions being adjustable to engage a female adapter plug connected to the mail adapter plug;
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• means for resiliently biasing said first planar shaped member in a direction towards said second planar shaped member so that the adapter plugs are retained in operative engagement.