Patent ID: 6979221
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A retainer for securing together the male and female terminal blocks of a pair of electrical cords where each cord includes an end segment that extends from the male or female terminal blocks, the retainer comprising: a. a base; b. a first cord opening formed in the base for receiving one end segment of one of the electrical cords; c. a second cord opening formed in the base for receiving the other end segment of the other electrical cord; d. a slit formed in the base and extending from the first cord opening to the second cord opening; e. wherein the male terminal block and female terminal block can be inserted through the slit and connected together with the end segments of the two electrical cords extending through the first and second cord openings; and f. a third cord opening positioned between the first and second cord openings, and wherein the third cord opening is opened to the slit.