Electric power cord and method of making

Claim 2

An electric power cord comprising a plurality of conductors encased and separated by an insulating jacket, each said conductor including a plurality of elongated conductive filaments extending generally longitudinally of said cord, said filaments of each said conductor being juxtaposed and substantially each said filament being deformed laterally of said cord substantially throughout their length and relative to a large number of the other of said filaments, whereby to define a series of random apertures therealong, said insulating jacket being formed of a soft, pliable and easily penetrable material.

Claim 3

An electric device comprising an elongated cord having a plurality of spaced, parallel conductors extending substantially throughout its length, means at one end of said cord for connection of said conductors to an electric source, said conductors including electrically conductive filaments defining an open lattice having randomly spaced, relatively small apertures substantially continuously along their length, a sheath of easily penetrable, self-sealing insulating material encasing said conductors, said cord receiving one or more pronged electric load members along its length by manually pressing said prongs through said sheath and into the apertures in said conductors, said filaments being disposed within said sheath for limited movement relative to one another when engaged by said prongs whereby to permit said apertures to shift, said sheath material being constructed to snugly grip said prongs to support and retain said load members and electrically protect said prongs, said sheath material being further constructed to reclose the openings formed therein by said prongs upon removal of said load members from said cord.

Claim 4

An electric device comprising an elongated cord having a plurality of spaced, parallel conductors extending substantially throughout its length, means at one end of said cord for connection of said conductors to an electric source, said conductors including electrically conductive filaments defining an open lattice having randomly spaced, relatively small apertures substantially continuously along their length, a sheath of easily penetrable, self-sealing insulating material encasing said conductors, said cord receiving one or more pronged electric load members along its length by manually pressing said prongs through said sheath and into the apertures in said conductors, said filaments being disposed within said sheath for limited movement relative to one another when engaged by said prongs whereby to permit said apertures to shift, said sheath material being constructed to snugly grip said prongs to support and retain said load members and electrically protect said prongs, said sheath material being further constructed to reclose the openings formed therein by said prongs upon removal of said load members from said cord.

Claim 5

An electric power cord comprising a plurality of conductors formed from elongated conductive filaments laterally deformed regularly along their length, said filaments of each said conductor being displaced longitudinally of others of said filaments, whereby to define random, irregular apertures transversely through said conductors substantially continuously throughout their length, said conductors being encased by a sheath of pliable, easily penetrable material having inherent cold flow chacteristics.

Claim 6

An electric power cord comprising a plurality of conductors formed from elongated conductive filaments laterally deformed regularly along their length, said filaments of each said conductor being displaced longitudinally of others of said filaments, whereby to define random, irregular apertures transversely through said conductors substantially continuously throughout their length, said conductors being encased by a sheath of pliable, easily penetrable material having inherent cold flow chacteristics.

Claim 7

An infinite female connector comprising two or more elongated conductors encased and separated by a jacket of relatively soft, pliable insulating material, said conductors including juxtaposed electrically conductive filaments movable relative to one another and defining randomly spaced, relatively movable apertures disposed substantially continuously along their length, means for connecting two of said conduCtors to an electric source, said jacket having good cold flow chacteristics and being easily penetrable by conductive prongs of an electrically conductive member to allow said prongs to engage and move said filaments and penetrate respective ones of said conductors by way of aligned ones of said apertures, said jacket material reclosing and resealing the openings formed in said jacket by said prongs upon removal of said prongs therefrom.

Claim 8

An infinite female connector comprising two or more elongated conductors encased and separated by a jacket of relatively soft, pliable insulating material, said conductors including juxtaposed electrically conductive filaments movable relative to one another and defining randomly spaced, relatively movable apertures disposed substantially continuously along their length, means for connecting two of said conduCtors to an electric source, said jacket having good cold flow chacteristics and being easily penetrable by conductive prongs of an electrically conductive member to allow said prongs to engage and move said filaments and penetrate respective ones of said conductors by way of aligned ones of said apertures, said jacket material reclosing and resealing the openings formed in said jacket by said prongs upon removal of said prongs therefrom.

Claim 13

A cord as defined in claim 1 wherein said filaments comprise elongated wires formed with alternate kinks defining a zigzag configuration, said wires being positioned such that the kinks of adjacent wires are displaced longitudinally of one another, whereby to form said apertures.

Claim 14

A device as defined in claim 2 wherein said apertures extend irregularly transversely through said conductors, said apertures being generally smaller than said prongs, whereby said prongs expand said apertures and are gripped by said filaments.

Claim 15

A device as defined in claim 8 wherein said filaments comprise conductive wires extending substantially the length of said cord.