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US3626495A
US3626495A US16691A US3626495DA US3626495A US 3626495 A US3626495 A US 3626495A US 16691 A US16691 A US 16691A US 3626495D A US3626495D A US 3626495DA US 3626495 A US3626495 A US 3626495A
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  • the device consists of a boardlike affair having V-slotted openings at each end to accommodate the wire, one edge of the device having a pair of spaced-apart and keyhole shape configurated openings for the insertion of the wire at the end of the male and female plugs of the wire, the opposite edge having an elongated opening which serves as a handle for the board.
  • TANGLE FREE WIRE HOLDER This invention relates to cord winding devices, and more particularly to a tangle free-wire holder for extension cords and the like.
  • lt is therefore the main purpose of this invention to provide a tangle free wire holder which will store extension wires that are normally used with electrical appliances thus eliminating tangled wire and taking up for any slack so as to provide a neat appearance for the wire.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a wire holder of the type described which will accommodate wire of various lengths, the wire being wound through the V-shaped slots of the board like device, the device having openings for inserting the neck areas of the plugs so as to render them stationary.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a device for winding wire upon which will have leg means for standing the device up near a receptacle when all of the wire does not have to be unwound therefrom, thus serving to prevent a tedious job of rewinding all of the wire contained thereon.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of the present invention
  • F IG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 shown in elevation;
  • FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. 1, except for the positioning of the openings and the angle of the exterior slots;
  • FIG. 4 is a side elevation of FIG. 3.
  • a tangle free wire holder 10 is shown to include an elongated flat board 11 made of plywood or other suitable material which has a V-shaped slotted end 12 on either end of the board 11, the slots 12 providing reception means for coils of the extension cord placed thereupon.
  • the board 11 is rotated end over end to accommodate the wire within the V-shaped slots 12 and the male plug portion of the wire (not shown) is placed in either one of the inverted and key hole shaped configurated slots 13, and the other female plug is placed into the other slot 13 when the cord is wound for storage.
  • the plug portions are removed from the slots 13 and plugged into the appliance and the outlet, and only as much wire is unwound from board 11 as necessary whereupon the device may be stood up upon its end near the wall or other outlet.
  • An elongated slot 14 through one edge of board ll provides handle grip means for carrying holder 10 and the V-shaped slotted means 12 provide and define a pair of legs 15 at each end of board 11 upon which the device will stand when it contains coils of wire while it is being used.
  • wire holder 16 which includes an elongated board 17 having slotted ends 18 and a pair of angularly positioned slots 19 for receiving the male and female plug ends of the cord that is wound upon holder 16.
  • Board 17 is also provided with an elongated slot 20 which provides handle grip means for carrying holder 16 and the slotted ends 18 form legs 21 in a similar manner as heretofore described on the main embodiment of the present invention.
  • a cord winding device for storing an electrical extension wire cord in a manner to prevent tangling of the wire cord comprising an elongated, flat, substantially solid member generally defining an elongated rectangle, said member having two identical and directly opposed, isosceles-triangularly and wedge shaped cutouts on its shorter sides, the apex of each triangularly shaped cutout being rounded ofi in a smooth curve, and having two, spaced channels having parallel sides extending into and from one of its longer sides, said spaced channels forming acute angles with the longer sides from which they extend, identical in degree but opposite in direction, each of said channels ending in a circular hole having a diameter greater in dimension than the width of the channel, the center of said hole being offset from the centerline of said channel, the portions of the wire cord near its plug ends being slid down said channels and placed in said circular holes for cord storage and the body of the cord being wrapped around said member about its longer dimension and within said opposed cutouts for cord storage, said opposed cutouts occupying the

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A device for storing extension wires used with electrical appliances. This device is boardlike in configuration and eliminates tangles in the wire which normally causes damage to the wire. The device consists of a boardlike affair having Vslotted openings at each end to accommodate the wire, one edge of the device having a pair of spaced-apart and keyhole shape configurated openings for the insertion of the wire at the end of the male and female plugs of the wire, the opposite edge having an elongated opening which serves as a handle for the board.

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United States Patent 72] inventor John A. Bastian, Jr.
3920 Haring Road, Metairie, La. 70002 [21] Appl. No. 16,691 [22] Filed Mar. 5, 1970 [45] Patented Dec. 7, 1971 54] TANGLE FREE WIRE HOLDER 1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figs.
[52] US. Cl. 242/85.l [51] B65h 75/06 [50] Field 01 Search 242/85.1; 191/12 R, 12.4, 12.2 R; 206/64; 24/129 B, 130; 174/135 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,634,436 7/1927 Poison 242/85.1 2,204,939 6/1940 Lyons.. 242/85.1 X D.218,959 10/1970 Hess 24/129B 2,533,341 12/1950 Alfano 242/85.1
3,520,988 7/1970 Ballock 206/64 X FORElGN PATENTS 1,555 4/1876 Great Britain 24/130 Primary Examiner-George F. Mautz Assistant Examiner-Edward J. McCarthy AnomeyPugh & Laiche ABSTRACT: A device for storing extension wires used with electrical appliances. This device is boardlike in configuration and eliminates tangles in the wire which normally causes damage to the wire. The device consists of a boardlike affair having V-slotted openings at each end to accommodate the wire, one edge of the device having a pair of spaced-apart and keyhole shape configurated openings for the insertion of the wire at the end of the male and female plugs of the wire, the opposite edge having an elongated opening which serves as a handle for the board.
TANGLE FREE WIRE HOLDER This invention relates to cord winding devices, and more particularly to a tangle free-wire holder for extension cords and the like.
lt is therefore the main purpose of this invention to provide a tangle free wire holder which will store extension wires that are normally used with electrical appliances thus eliminating tangled wire and taking up for any slack so as to provide a neat appearance for the wire.
Another object of this invention is to provide a wire holder of the type described which will accommodate wire of various lengths, the wire being wound through the V-shaped slots of the board like device, the device having openings for inserting the neck areas of the plugs so as to render them stationary.
A further object of this invention is to provide a device for winding wire upon which will have leg means for standing the device up near a receptacle when all of the wire does not have to be unwound therefrom, thus serving to prevent a tedious job of rewinding all of the wire contained thereon.
Other objects of the present invention are to provide a tangle free wire holder which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction and easy to use and effective in operation.
These and other objects will become readily evident upon study of the following specification together with the accompanying drawing wherein:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the present invention;
F IG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 shown in elevation;
FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. 1, except for the positioning of the openings and the angle of the exterior slots; and
FIG. 4 is a side elevation of FIG. 3.
According to this invention, a tangle free wire holder 10 is shown to include an elongated flat board 11 made of plywood or other suitable material which has a V-shaped slotted end 12 on either end of the board 11, the slots 12 providing reception means for coils of the extension cord placed thereupon. The board 11 is rotated end over end to accommodate the wire within the V-shaped slots 12 and the male plug portion of the wire (not shown) is placed in either one of the inverted and key hole shaped configurated slots 13, and the other female plug is placed into the other slot 13 when the cord is wound for storage.
In use, the plug portions are removed from the slots 13 and plugged into the appliance and the outlet, and only as much wire is unwound from board 11 as necessary whereupon the device may be stood up upon its end near the wall or other outlet.
An elongated slot 14 through one edge of board ll provides handle grip means for carrying holder 10 and the V-shaped slotted means 12 provide and define a pair of legs 15 at each end of board 11 upon which the device will stand when it contains coils of wire while it is being used.
Looking now at FIGS. 3 and 4 of the drawing, one will see a modified form of wire holder 16 which includes an elongated board 17 having slotted ends 18 and a pair of angularly positioned slots 19 for receiving the male and female plug ends of the cord that is wound upon holder 16. Board 17 is also provided with an elongated slot 20 which provides handle grip means for carrying holder 16 and the slotted ends 18 form legs 21 in a similar manner as heretofore described on the main embodiment of the present invention.
What I now claim is:
l. A cord winding device for storing an electrical extension wire cord in a manner to prevent tangling of the wire cord comprising an elongated, flat, substantially solid member generally defining an elongated rectangle, said member having two identical and directly opposed, isosceles-triangularly and wedge shaped cutouts on its shorter sides, the apex of each triangularly shaped cutout being rounded ofi in a smooth curve, and having two, spaced channels having parallel sides extending into and from one of its longer sides, said spaced channels forming acute angles with the longer sides from which they extend, identical in degree but opposite in direction, each of said channels ending in a circular hole having a diameter greater in dimension than the width of the channel, the center of said hole being offset from the centerline of said channel, the portions of the wire cord near its plug ends being slid down said channels and placed in said circular holes for cord storage and the body of the cord being wrapped around said member about its longer dimension and within said opposed cutouts for cord storage, said opposed cutouts occupying the full width of said shorter sides thereby forming with the ends of said longer sides legs upon which the device may be stood up, said member further having a slot near and parallel to the same longer side from which the channels extend to serve as a means for grasping and carrying said device, said slot having parallel sides and ending at either end in a smoothly flowing curve.

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1. A cord winding device for storing an electrical extension wire cord in a manner to prevent tangling of the wire cord comprising an elongated, flat, substantially solid member generally defining an elongated rectangle, said member having two identical and directly opposed, isosceles-triangularly and wedge shaped cutouts on its shorter sides, the apex of each triangularly shaped cutout being rounded off in a smooth curve, and having two, spaced channels having parallel sides extending into and from one of its longer sides, said spaced channels forming acute angles with the longer sides from which they extend, identical in degree but opposite in direction, each of said channels ending in a circular hole having a diameter greater in dimension than the width of the channel, the center of said hole being offset from the centerline of said channel, the portions of the wire cord near its plug ends being slid down said channels and placed in said circular holes for cord storage and the body of the cord being wrapped around said member about its longer dimension and within said opposed cutouts for cord storage, said opposed cutouts occupying the full width of said shorter sides thereby forming with the ends of said longer sides legs upon which the device may be stood up, said member further having a slot near and parallel to the same longer side from which the channels extend to serve as a means for grasping and carrying said device, said slot having parallel sides and ending at either end in a smoothly flowing curve.
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