Cord retainer
AssigneeMcCulloch Corporation
InventorsJohn F. Searle, Joseph A. Juratovac, R. Reade Harpham
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Abstract
A retainer for an electric cord on an electric power device or the like includes a handle with a slot or passageway through the handle. The handle is loop shaped and has a hook inside the loop spaced from the slot or passageway. The slot or passageway is oriented vertically, as are the hook and the handle itself. A cord may be passed through the vertical passageway and around the vertically extending hook such that the cord is twisted ninety degrees between the passageway and the hook.
Claims6
A cord retainer for retaining an electrical cord of an portable electrical appliance comprising:
- a slot defining a first plane;
- a looped handle of the appliance defining a major plane wherein the major plane is generally parallel with the first plane;
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- a hook defining a second plane wherein the first plane is generally parallel to the second plane;
- wherein the slot is located in the handle and the hook is attached to the handle.
A cord retainer for retaining an electrical cord of an portable electrical appliance comprising:
- a handle of the appliance having a major plane;
- a slot located in the handle wherein the slot defines a slot plane;
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- a hook connected to the handle and spaced from the slot,
- wherein the major plane is generally parallel with the slot plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.