Patent ID: 7442067

Claim:
A clamp adapted to hold a male plug and a female plug together, the clamp comprising: a first shell having a first sleeve, the first sleeve having a first inner end and a first outer end, where the circumference of the first sleeve is adapted to receive a first cord; a second shell having a second sleeve, the second sleeve having a second inner end and a second outer end, where the circumference of the second sleeve is adapted to receive a second cord and the first and second sleeves are formed along a longitudinal axis; and a hinge unit pivotally coupling the first and second shells together to move between an open position and a closed position, in the closed position, the first and second shell form a prolate ellipsoids shape and adapted to receive the male plug element and the female plug element, and the first and second shells are adapted to lock in the closed position, the first and second shells divided into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having at least one extensions along the longitudinal axis and the each extension having a plurality of teeth, the second portion having at least one set of holes aligned with the plurality of teeth along the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage with at least one of the teeth so that the first and second portions can be locked with respect the each other with an adjustable distance between the first inner end and the second inner end, where the first and second portions are released from each other by pushing on at least one of the teeth through the hole that the at least one of the teeth is engaged therewith.