Patent ID: 7478775

Claim:
A power cord assembly comprising: a cord having a proximal end and a distal end; the cord configured to support an axial load along a longitudinal axis of the cord; a gimbal assembly deployed between the proximal end and the distal end of the cord, the cord extending through the gimbal assembly, the gimbal assembly configured to permit rotation about first and second axes; the cord including first and second electric lines, the first and second electric lines straddling a first axle in the gimbal assembly; the gimbal assembly including a gimbal deployed about a receptacle, the gimbal disposed to rotate about the first axle, the first axle extending through the gimbal and the receptacle; the gimbal including a second axle, the gimbal and receptacle disposed to rotate together about the second axle, the second axle substantially orthogonal to the first axle, the second axle supported by a housing; a wedge deployed in the receptacle, the wedge including first and second wire channels, the first and second wire channels disposed to receive the corresponding first and second electric lines; and a cable jacket deployed about the wedge, the cable jacket disposed to secure the first and second electric lines in the first and second wire channels.