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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Lee J. Belknap, Hendersonville, NC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A form has a zigzag shape, around which an associated electrical cord is wrapped over and under a plurality of times. The form preferably includes at least a portion having a shape corresponding to one of a sine wave, a square wave, a triangle wave, a continuously curved wave, and a “Z”-shape. The form is preferably retained near an electrical device by a retaining element. The retaining element preferably includes at least one of a partially blocked conduit, a narrowing conduit, a partially blocked tube, a bent tube, and a narrowing tube. The conduit preferably receives the form therein. The interfaces of the associated cord and the form preferably effectuate a frictional locking therebetween.