Patent ID: 8191207

Claim:
A cord protecting apparatus for shielding an existing cord from incidental nicks that occur when the existing cord is placed through a doorway, said cord protecting apparatus comprising: a flexible sheath disposed at a proximal end of said cord protecting apparatus, said sheath being selectively biased between planar and tubular positions respectively wherein said tubular position is adapted to be wrapped about the existing cord; a plurality of binding straps each having a first end statically mated to said sheath, each of said straps further having a hook and loop fastener disposed at a second end thereof, said second end being oppositely spaced from said first end; and a primary fastener pivotally coupled to said first ends of said binding straps and located along an outer face of said sheath; wherein said straps are adapted to receive a first portion of the existing cord while said sheath is adapted to be wrapped about a second portion of the existing cord; wherein said primary fastener is freely pivotal about a fulcrum axis defined parallel to a longitudinal length of said sheath such that said primary fastener articulates about an arcuate path defined exterior of said sheath.