Electrical cord connection covering techniques
View Patent ↗An electrical cord covering system may include a first covering portion, a second covering portion, and a compression portion. Each of the covering portions may have an interior region, a cable aperture, a plug aperture, and a mating portion. The interior region of each covering portion may house a portion of a cable and a plug of a respective electrical cord. The cable aperture of each covering portion can accommodate the cable of the respective electrical cord. The plug aperture of each covering portion may permit the plugs of the different electrical cords to mate. The mating portions may allow the covering portions to mate. The compression portion may nest within the interior regions of the covering portions and accommodate the plugs. When the covering portions are mated, the compression portion may form seals at the cable apertures of the covering portions.
1. An electrical cord covering system for covering a connection of a first electrical cord including a first plug and a first cable with a second electrical cord including a second plug and a second cable, wherein the electrical cord covering system comprises:
a first covering portion including:
a first interior region configured to accommodate a portion of the first cable and the first plug,
a first cable aperture arranged to accommodate the first cable,
a first plug aperture arranged to permit the first plug to mate with the second plug, wherein the first plug aperture includes an opening between the first interior region and a region exterior to the first covering portion, and
a first mating portion proximate to the first plug aperture;
a second covering portion detachable from the first covering portion and including:
a second interior region configured to accommodate a portion of the second cable and the second plug,
a second cable aperture arranged to accommodate the second cable,
a second plug aperture different from the first plug aperture and arranged to permit the second plug to mate with the first plug, wherein the second plug aperture includes an opening between the second interior region and a region exterior to the second covering portion, and
a second mating portion proximate to the second plug aperture and configured to mate with the first mating portion;
a compression portion configured to:
nest at least partially within the first interior region and the second interior region,
surround the portion of the first cable and the first plug accommodated by the first interior region, and
surround the portion of the second cable and the second plug accommodated by the second interior region; and
when the first mating portion and the second mating portion are mated, the compression portion is further configured to form a seal at the first cable aperture around the first cable and a seal at the second cable aperture around the second cable.
2. The electrical cord covering system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one radial lock on the first covering portion and the second covering portion, wherein the at least one radial lock is configured to lock the first covering portion with the second covering portion when the first mating portion is mated with the second mating portion.
3. The electrical cord covering system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one radial lock comprises at least one nub on the first covering portion and at least one tab including a hole on the second covering portion.
4. The electrical cord covering system of claim 3 , wherein each of the at least one nub comprises a side with a steeper slope and a side with a shallower slope.
5. The electrical cord covering system of claim 4 , wherein at least one of:
the side with a steeper slope of the at least one nub is employed to compress a corresponding one of the at least one tab while unlocking a corresponding at least one radial lock; or
the side with a steeper slope of the at least one nub is employed to compress a corresponding one of the at least one tab while unlocking a corresponding at least one radial lock.
6. The electrical cord covering system of claim 5 , wherein
the side with a steeper slope of the at least one nub is employed to compress a corresponding one of the at least one tab while unlocking a corresponding at least one radial lock; and
the side with a steeper slope of the at least one nub is employed to compress a corresponding one of the at least one tab while unlocking a corresponding at least one radial lock.
7. The electrical cord covering system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one radial lock comprises four radial locks.
8. The electrical cord covering system of claim 1 , wherein the compression portion comprises foam.
9. The electrical cord covering system of claim 1 , wherein the compression portion comprises a top part and a bottom part connected by a living hinge.
10. The electrical cord covering system of claim 1 , wherein the compression portion comprises a hollow interior region configured to accommodate the first plug and the second plug.
11. An electrical cord covering system for covering a connection of a first electrical cord including a first plug and a first cable with a second electrical cord including a second plug and a second cable, wherein the electrical cord covering system comprises:
a first covering portion including:
a first interior region configured to accommodate a portion of the first cable and the first plug,
a first cable aperture arranged to accommodate the first cable,
a first plug aperture arranged to permit the first plug to mate with the second plug, wherein the first plug aperture includes an opening between the first interior region and a region exterior to the first covering portion, and
a first mating portion proximate to the first plug aperture;
a second covering portion detachable from the first covering portion and including:
a second interior region configured to accommodate a portion of the second cable and the second plug,
a second cable aperture arranged to accommodate the second cable,
a second plug aperture different from the first plug aperture and arranged to permit the second plug to mate with the first plug, wherein the second plug aperture includes an opening between the second interior region and a region exterior to the second covering portion, and
a second mating portion proximate to the second plug aperture and configured to mate with the first mating portion;
a first compression portion configured to:
nest at least partially within the first interior region,
surround the portion of the first cable and the first plug accommodated by the first interior region;
a second compression portion configured to:
nest at least partially within the second interior region,
surround the portion of the second cable and the second plug accommodated by the second interior region; and
when the first mating portion and the second mating portion are mated:
the first compression portion is further configured to form a seal at the first cable aperture and around the first cable,
the second compression portion is further configured to form a seal at the second cable aperture and around the second cable, and
the first compression portion and the second compression portion are further configured to form a seal at the first plug aperture and the second plug aperture around the first plug and the second plug.
12. The electrical cord covering system of claim 11 , wherein:
the first compression portion and the first covering portion comprise matching keyways; and
the second compression portion and the second covering portion comprise matching keyways.
13. The electrical cord covering system of claim 11 , wherein the first compression portion and the second compression portion each comprise foam.