Patent ID: 7513791

Claim:
A power cord retainer assembly comprising: a bushing having a housing with an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining a channel configured and dimensioned to receive the power cord therein, the outer surface including one or more interconnected slots formed thereon so as to form a threaded outer surface of the housing; a bail having a support element constructed and arranged to maintain the bail within one of the slots of the bushing and defining an opening configured and dimensioned to receive the bushing therein, and a pair of opposing legs, each leg including a proximal end supported by the support element and extending there from, and a distal end; an engagement member extending from the distal end of each leg, the engagement member facing inwardly, in a direction toward the opposite leg; a first holder and a second holder constructed and arranged to receive a corresponding engagement member, the first holder being positioned on one side of the plug and the second holder being positioned on the other side of the plug; and wherein the engagement member of each leg is inserted within the corresponding holder from an outboard side of the holders so as to receive the engagement portions within the holders in a direction facing inward, toward the socket, and are rotated to position the bail over the cord, the cord being inserted within the channel of the bushing and into the socket, to secure the cord within the socket by the bail supported at one end within one of the slots of the bushing, and at the other end by each of the engagement portions received within the holders and facing inward, toward the socket.