Patent ID: 8398424

Claim:
A device comprising: an elongated strap; a latch structure connected to the strap and configured to receive and secure a portion of the strap within the latch structure when an end of the strap is inserted through an opening of the latch; and a clamping structure configured to be secured to the strap, the clamping structure comprising: a flexible ring member including two free ends that are separable from each other to define a gap between the two free ends and are further configured to be drawn toward each other such that one free end overlaps the other free end; a locking mechanism that is configured to be operable by a user to selectively compress the ring member so as to secure a portion of at least one power cord within the ring member, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a first locking member extending from the ring member and including a first free end, and a second locking member extending from the ring member and including a second free end that faces toward the first locking member, and wherein the first free end overlaps the second free end during compression of the ring member by the locking mechanism; a plurality of teeth disposed on a portion of a free end of the ring member; and a plurality of teeth disposed on a surface of the second free end of the second locking member that faces the ring member, wherein the plurality of teeth disposed on the surface of the second free end of the second locking member that faces the ring member are configured to engage with the teeth on the free end of the ring member to lock the second free end of the second locking member with the free end of the ring member during compression of the ring member by the locking mechanism; wherein the clamping structure further comprises an inner ring member including a flexible material with two free ends that are separable from each other to define a gap between the two free ends and are further configured to be drawn toward each other such that one free end overlaps the other free end of the inner ring member; and wherein the inner ring member is configured to fit concentrically within the ring member so as to become compressed along with the ring member during operation of the locking mechanism.