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Cord caddy

Assignee: Dart Industries Inc
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Filing: 1965-04-30
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Granted: 1967-08-22
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Expires: 1985-04-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 James B Swett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 10:39
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G11/00; H02G11/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/39

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
A HOLDER FOR CORDS AND THE LIKE INCLUDING A CONTAINER AND CLOSURE THEREFOR, (A) SAID CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM WALL AND UPWARDLY LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED SIDE WALLS, SAID SIDE WALLS TERMINATING IN A PERIPHERAL RIM, (B) AT LEAST ONE GENERALLY U-SHAPED CUT-OUT LONGITUDINALLY DISPOSED IN SAID SIDE WALLS AND INTERRUPTING THE CONTINUITY OF SAID RIM, SAID CUT-OUT HAVING A GENERALLY CURVED BASE ADAPTED FOR RECEIPT OF CORDS AND THE LIKE, (C) SAID CLOSURE COMPRISING A CENTRAL WALL PORTION HAVING AN INTEGRAL AND DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PERIPHERAL LIP WHEREIN INNER PORTIONS OF SAID LIP CONTACT OUTER PORTIONS OF SAID SIDE WALLS, THE TERMINUS OF SAID LIP BEING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED FROM THE BASE OF EACH CUT-OUT A DISTANCE AT LEAST SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE LATERAL EXTENT OF SAID CUT-OUT AT THE BASE END THEREOF AND IN ADDITION SLIGHTLY LATERALLY OUTWARDLY DISPLACED FROM SAID CUT-OUT BASE SO THAT A GENERALLY LONGITUDINAL EXTENT OF CORD THREADED THROUGH SAID CUT-OUT WILL BY NECESSITY ASSUME A REVERSE CURVE DISPOSITION BY CONTACT WITH PORTIONS OF SAID BASE AND SAID LIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 171 words
A HOLDER FOR CORDS AND THE LIKE INCLUDING A CONTAINER AND CLOSURE THEREFOR, (A) SAID CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM WALL AND UPWARDLY LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED SIDE WALLS, SAID SIDE WALLS TERMINATING IN A PERIPHERAL RIM, (B) AT LEAST ONE GENERALLY U-SHAPED CUT-OUT LONGITUDINALLY DISPOSED IN SAID SIDE WALLS AND INTERRUPTING THE CONTINUITY OF SAID RIM, SAID CUT-OUT HAVING A GENERALLY CURVED BASE ADAPTED FOR RECEIPT OF CORDS AND THE LIKE, (C) SAID CLOSURE COMPRISING A CENTRAL WALL PORTION HAVING AN INTEGRAL AND DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PERIPHERAL LIP WHEREIN INNER PORTIONS OF SAID LIP CONTACT OUTER PORTIONS OF SAID SIDE WALLS, THE TERMINUS OF SAID LIP BEING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED FROM THE BASE OF EACH CUT-OUT A DISTANCE AT LEAST SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE LATERAL EXTENT OF SAID CUT-OUT AT THE BASE END THEREOF AND IN ADDITION SLIGHTLY LATERALLY OUTWARDLY DISPLACED FROM SAID CUT-OUT BASE SO THAT A GENERALLY LONGITUDINAL EXTENT OF CORD THREADED THROUGH SAID CUT-OUT WILL BY NECESSITY ASSUME A REVERSE CURVE DISPOSITION BY CONTACT WITH PORTIONS OF SAID BASE AND SAID LIP.

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