Patent ID: 7850113

Claim:
A cord organizer for storing an audio cord of a user, the cord having a connection end and a listening end, the cord organizer comprising: a first shell having a first inside face and a perimeter; a second shell having a second inside face and a perimeter; a spindle connecting the first shell and the second shell such that the first inside face is held proximate to the second inside face; a gap defined between the first shell and the second shell, the gap extending around the radius of the spindle and when the cord is in a wound position around the spindle, the connection end and the listening end extend past the gap; a cord restraint connected to the spindle, the cord restraint further comprising a hook, the hook comprising a tip extending away from the non-restraint end and the tip of the hook is flush with the inside face of the first shell when the spindle is in an attached position with the first shell; and one or more containment surfaces extending from the first inside face and the second inside face, and the cord, when in a wound configuration, is enclosed within the gap by the containment surfaces, wherein the spindle comprises a restraint end and a non-restraint end, the first shell connected to the spindle at the restraint end, and the spindle comprises a detachable spindle that is detachable and re-attachable to the first shell, in the detached position the spindle receives the cord within the cord restraint and in a re-attachable position, the received cord is bracketed between the cord restraint and the first inside face.