US 6,886,796 B1 · Elastic cord storage device

Abstract

A storage device for elastic straps comprising a resilient housing having an interior partition to form two separate compartments into which the hooks affixed to the ends of elastic cords are placed for suspension from a peg or other such hanging device for the purpose of preventing the hooks of the elastic cords from getting tangled with other cords or objects. A resilient support member protrudes from a sidewall in each compartment to retain the hook members therein. The hook members cannot pass beyond the support member unless adequate force is applied to temporarily deform said support member and housing to allow for the passage therethrough. A means for suspending the housing member from a peg or hook is included on the upper portion of said housing member. The device of the present invention may also be constructed with a single storage compartment.

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Dependent claims

A storage device for elastic cords comprising:

a) a substantially hollow housing member having a first housing plate, a second housing plate parallel to and spaced apart from said first plate, and an integral side wall communicating between edges of said first plate and said second plate extending peripherally along approximately three quarters of the first and second housing plates thereby forming a substantially enclosed central recess with an open bottom defining an access recess into the interior portion of the housing member;
b) at least one partition plate evenly spaced between said first plate and said second plate with the peripheral edges thereof permanently affixed to a central portion of said sidewall thereby dividing said central recess into a first compartment and a similarly proportioned second compartment;
c) a support member in each compartment integral with an upper medial portion of a plate surface of said partition plate within the compartment;
and
d) means for suspending said housing from a substantially horizontal object.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Elastic cord storage device

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