Patent ID: 8956175
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An attachable device for preventing disengagement of a male plug connected to a female plug comprising: an elongated portion extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end having a first connector extending therefrom and a second end having a second connector extending therefrom, wherein each of said male and female plugs have a cord extending therefrom and the first connector is connected to one of the cords extending from the male and female plugs and the second connector is connected to the other cord such that the device prevents disengagement of the male and female plugs when the cords are pulled in a direction away from each other, wherein the elongated portion is movable between a first configuration in which there is a first distance between the first and second ends along the longitudinal axis and the male and female plugs are spaced apart from one another and a second configuration in which there is an increased second distance between the first and second ends along the longitudinal axis and the male and female plugs engage one another.