Patent ID: 6957977

Claim:
An electrical cord assembly comprising: a cord suitable for supplying electrical power to an appliance; a first plug member attached to the cord wherein the first plug member includes a threaded surface and wherein the first plug member is adapted to couple to a second plug member having an associated cord so as to provide electrical power thereto; and a retainer assembly threadably engaged with the first plug member so as to be movable in a direction either towards or away from the first plug member wherein the retainer assembly includes an engagement member that engages with the cord attached to the second plug member and wherein the retainer assembly can be threadably moved on the first plug member such that the engagement member can be tightened against the second plug member to thereby retain the first and second plug members in contact with each other, wherein the first plug member includes a body having a first and a second end and an outer surface extending from the first and the second end, and wherein the first end is adapted to be engaged with the second plug member and the second end is connected to the cord, and wherein the outer surface of the plug body comprises the threaded surface.