Patent ID: 7134902

Claim:
A power cord retainer for retaining a plug portion of an electrical cord in an electrical socket mounted to a chassis, comprising: a pair of resilient posts, each one having a distal end configured for affixation to portions of the chassis on opposing sides of the socket, such posts extending in an outward direction from the socket; a pair of shoulders, each one affixed to a proximal end of a corresponding one of the pair of posts; wherein the pair of shoulders are configured to form a groove along adjacent inner sides thereof, such groove being axially aligned with the socket, such groove being configured to receive the electrical cord when the posts are stretched along the outward direction with the distal end of each one of the posts affixed to the chassis, such shoulders being configured to engage a rear portion of the plug portion and, together with forces provided by the pair of posts when such posts are enabled to return to an un-stretched position, retaining such plug portion in the socket.