Patent ID: 7052305
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A power cord protecting fitting applied to a power cord having a connecting member connected to an electrical appliance at one end thereof, an insertion plug to be plugged in a wall outlet at another end thereof, and a middle portion wound around the power cord protecting fitting disposed at a distance apart from the electrical appliance, the power cord protecting fitting, while being fixed to the electrical appliance and disposed between the connecting member and the insertion plug of the power cord, comprising a force reducing unit around which the middle portion of the power cord is wound to reduce a force transferred to the connecting member when a force is applied to the power cord between a position where the power cord protecting fitting is disposed and the insertion plug in a direction that moves away from the connecting members, wherein the force reducing unit comprises a cord winding member including a base connected to the electrical appliance, a first pillar part extending from the base, a second pillar part substantially parallel to the first pillar part, and a connection part connecting the first pillar and the second pillar parts wherein the middle portion of the power cord is disposed between the first and second pillar parts and wound around the connection part.