Patent ID: 7377014
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: F16G,F21V,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device useful in the installation and removal of cords to and from a house or other structure, the device comprising: (a) an elongate housing having a forward end, a rearward end, a length of between about ¼ inch and about 3 inches and a maximum thickness of between about ¼ inch and 1 inch; (b) an interior member slidably disposed within the housing, the interior member having a forward end, a rearward end, and a notch defined proximate to its forward end, the notch being sized and dimensioned to accept and retain at least one electrical wire, the interior member being slidable within the housing between (i) a closed position wherein the notch is at least partially disposed within the housing and (ii) an open position wherein the notch is disposed sufficiently outside of the housing to allow its access to a cord; and (c) biasing means disposed within the housing and adapted to bias the interior member towards the closed position; wherein, the forward end of the interior member is flush with the forward end of the elongate housing when the interior member is in the closed position; whereby, when a cord is disposed within the notch, the biasing of the interior member towards the closed position firmly attaches the cord to the device.