Thomas A Shoemaker

US Patent:

8082665, Dec 27, 2011

Filed:

Apr 6, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/662203

Inventors:

Stephen Edward Zimmerman - Damascus MD, US
Thomas Carleton Shoemaker - Gaithersburg MD, US

International Classification:

H01R 43/00

US Classification:

29869, 29868, 289 15, 439371

Abstract:

An apparatus for securely connecting mating ends of two power cords to prevent the mating ends of the two power cords from inadvertently or accidentally detaching from each other. The apparatus includes a flexible connector having a center segment, a first end and a second end. A preferred form of the flexible connector can readily accommodate varying configurations of mating ends of power cords. Preferably, the flexible connector is substantially symmetrical to facilitate installation. The first end has a first opening and the second end has a second opening. The center segment, the first end and the second end are manipulable to form a first retaining member and a second retaining member for securing a first end of a first power cord to a first end of a second power cord. Preferably, the flexible connector is configured such that it may not be inadvertently or accidentally dislodged from the first power cord or the second power cord. The first retaining member is adapted to receive the first end of the first power cord.