L-Shaped Cable Tie Cord Coupling Securement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing securement devices fail to effectively prevent electrical cords from being unintentionally uncoupled, leading to potential safety hazards and disruptions.
Innovation Solution
A pair of planar, flexible, L-shaped cable ties with apertures and openings, along with hooks and collars, are used to form loops around electrical cords and plugs, ensuring they cannot be easily separated by engaging the hooks and collars to create a secure connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing securement devices are used, then cords can be secured, but they fail to effectively prevent unintentional uncoupling
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the securement function into two separate components: a cable tie for general cord securing and a separate securement device with hooks and collars specifically for preventing uncoupling. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in its function, improving reliability without significantly increasing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The securement device is nested onto the existing cable tie structure, with the first collar receiving the cable tie body and the second collar positioned at the junction. This nesting approach integrates the uncoupling prevention mechanism within the existing cable tie framework, maintaining simplicity while enhancing functionality.
2Reliability
If a secure connection is formed using hooks and collars, then uncoupling is prevented, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The cable tie serves multiple functions: it acts as both the primary securement element for attaching cords to surfaces and the structural framework for the uncoupling prevention mechanism. The hooks and collars are integrated onto this universal structure, allowing one component to fulfill multiple security roles.
Solution Approach 2:
The second hook automatically engages with the second collar to form a loop around the plug, creating self-contained uncoupling prevention without requiring additional active components or complex mechanisms. The structure serves itself by using its own geometry to prevent accidental disconnection.
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AI summary
A cord connection securement device prevents electrical cords from being unintentionally uncoupled. The device includes a planar, flexible, L-shaped cable tie. Apertures extend through a first arm and openings extend through a second arm of the cable tie. A first hook extends from the second arm for being engaged to a selectable one of the apertures of an adjacently positioned second cable tie. A second hook extends from the second arm proximate a junction between the first arm and the second arm such that the second hook is engageable to one of the openings to form a loop configured for extending around an electrical cord adjacent to a plug of the electrical cord such that the plug is prevented from passing through the loop.