System for cord or cable organization
View Patent ↗An organizer, intended for use in managing mobile device cables, has a main body that is optionally made of elastomeric material. The main body optionally contains a weight in a weight cavity. The main body is flexible. The main body has end channels and, in many versions, cable channels. The cable channels have a smaller cross section than the end channels. In some versions, the end channels or the cable channels have triangular cutaways that make it easier for the user to push cables or the like into the channels. In one version, the top and bottom surfaces at the end angle upward and downward with respect to the top and bottom main body surfaces. In some versions, the grips flare inward and form a notch to help retain things within the end channel while making it easy to remove when desired.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body having dimensions, the dimensions of the main body comprising a main body length along a first axis, a main body width along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a main body height along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis;
the first axis and the second axis defining a first plane, the first axis and the third axis defining a second plane, and the second axis and the third axis defining a third plane;
the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis intersecting at a common reference point of the main body and defining axes of the main body;
the main body further having pairs of sides including a first pair of the sides, a second pair of the sides, and a third pair of the sides, the first pair of the sides comprising a main body front side before the second plane and a main body rear side behind the second plane, the second pair of the sides comprising a main body top side above the first plane and a main body bottom side below the first plane, and the third pair of the sides comprising a main body left side and a main body right side;
the first pair of the sides, the second pair of the sides, and the third pair of the sides defining the sides of the main body;
the main body further comprising a first end channel communicating along a first end channel direction between the first pair of the sides or between the second pair of the sides;
the first end channel having a first end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the first end channel to outside of the main body at the main body left side;
the first end channel passage having a first cutaway that widens the first end channel passage at the main body left side;
a second end channel having a second end channel passage that communicates between the second end channel and the main body right side; and
the second end channel passage having a second cutaway that widens the second end channel passage at the main body right side.
2. The apparatus as in claim 1 , further comprising:
the first end channel having a first end channel cross-sectional area, where the interior of the first end channel is crossed, normal to the first end channel direction, by one of the first plane, the second plane, and the third plane;
the main body having a first cable channel communicating between the first pair of the sides;
the first cable channel having a first cable channel cross-sectional area where the second plane crosses the first cable channel;
the first cable channel having a first cable channel passage that communicates between the first cable channel and one of the second pair of the sides; and
the first end channel cross-sectional area exceeds the first cable channel cross-sectional area.
3. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body having dimensions, the dimensions of the main body comprising a main body length along a first axis, a main body width along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a main body height along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis;
the first axis and the second axis defining a first plane, the first axis and the third axis defining a second plane, and the second axis and the third axis defining a third plane;
the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis intersecting at a common reference point of the main body and defining axes of the main body;
the main body further having pairs of sides including a first pair of the sides, a second pair of the sides, and a third pair of the sides, the first pair of the sides comprising a main body front side before the second plane and a main body rear side behind the second plane, the second pair of the sides comprising a main body top side above the first plane and a main body bottom side below the first plane, and the third pair of the sides comprising a main body left side and a main body right side;
the first pair of the sides, the second pair of the sides, and the third pair of the sides defining the sides of the main body;
the main body further comprising a first end channel communicating along a first end channel direction between the first pair of the sides or between the second pair of the sides;
the first end channel having a first end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the first end channel to outside of the main body;
the first end channel passage having a first cutaway that widens the first end channel passage at one of the sides; and
a weight cavity in the main body.
4. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body having dimensions, the dimensions of the main body comprising a main body length along a first axis, a main body width along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a main body height along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis;
the first axis and the second axis defining a first plane, the first axis and the third axis defining a second plane, and the second axis and the third axis defining a third plane;
the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis intersecting at a common reference point of the main body and defining axes of the main body;
the main body further having pairs of sides including a first pair of the sides, a second pair of the sides, and a third pair of the sides, the first pair of the sides comprising a main body front side before the second plane and a main body rear side behind the second plane, the second pair of the sides comprising a main body top side above the first plane and a main body bottom side below the first plane, and the third pair of the sides comprising a main body left side and a main body right side;
the first pair of the sides, the second pair of the sides, and the third pair of the sides defining the sides of the main body;
the main body further comprising a first end channel communicating along a first end channel direction between the first pair of the sides or between the second pair of the sides;
the first end channel having a first end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the first end channel to outside of the main body;
a weight cavity in the main body;
a weight in the weight cavity;
the main body comprising flexible material having a first density;
the weight comprising inflexible material having a second density; and
the second density being greater than the first density.
5. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body having dimensions, the dimensions of the main body comprising a main body length along a first axis, a main body width along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a main body height along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis;
the first axis and the second axis defining a first plane, the first axis and the third axis defining a second plane, and the second axis and the third axis defining a third plane;
the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis intersecting at a common reference point of the main body and defining axes of the main body;
the main body further having pairs of sides including a first pair of the sides, a second pair of the sides, and a third pair of the sides, the first pair of the sides comprising a main body front side before the second plane and a main body rear side behind the second plane, the second pair of the sides comprising a main body top side above the first plane and a main body bottom side below the first plane, and the third pair of the sides comprising a main body left side and a main body right side;
the first pair of the sides, the second pair of the sides, and the third pair of the sides defining the sides of the main body;
the main body further comprising a first end channel communicating along a first end channel direction between the first pair of the sides or between the second pair of the sides;
the first end channel having a first end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the first end channel to outside of the main body;
a weight cavity in the main body; and
a magnet in the weight cavity.
6. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body having dimensions, the dimensions of the main body comprising a main body length along a first axis, a main body width along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a main body height along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis;
the first axis and the second axis defining a first plane, the first axis and the third axis defining a second plane, and the second axis and the third axis defining a third plane;
the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis intersecting at a common reference point of the main body and defining axes of the main body;
the main body further having pairs of sides including a first pair of the sides, a second pair of the sides, and a third pair of the sides, the first pair of the sides comprising a main body front side before the second plane and a main body rear side behind the second plane, the second pair of the sides comprising a main body top side above the first plane and a main body bottom side below the first plane, and the third pair of the sides comprising a main body left side and a main body right side;
the first pair of the sides, the second pair of the sides, and the third pair of the sides defining the sides of the main body;
the main body further comprising a first end channel communicating along a first end channel direction between the first pair of the sides or between the second pair of the sides;
the first end channel having a first end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the first end channel to outside of the main body;
a weight cavity in the main body; and
a portable Bluetooth speaker in the weight cavity.
7. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body having dimensions, the dimensions of the main body comprising a main body length along a first axis, a main body width along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a main body height along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis;
the first axis and the second axis defining a first plane, the first axis and the third axis defining a second plane, and the second axis and the third axis defining a third plane;
the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis intersecting at a common reference point of the main body and defining axes of the main body;
the main body further having pairs of sides including a first pair of the sides, a second pair of the sides, and a third pair of the sides, the first pair of the sides comprising a main body front side before the second plane and a main body rear side behind the second plane, the second pair of the sides comprising a main body top side above the first plane and a main body bottom side below the first plane, and the third pair of the sides comprising a main body left side and a main body right side;
the first pair of the sides, the second pair of the sides, and the third pair of the sides defining the sides of the main body;
the main body further comprising a first end channel communicating along a first end channel direction between the first pair of the sides or between the second pair of the sides;
the first end channel having a first end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the first end channel to outside of the main body;
a weight cavity in the main body; and
a mobile device charger, containing one or more batteries, in the weight cavity.
8. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body having dimensions, the dimensions of the main body comprising a main body length along a first axis, a main body width along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a main body height along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis;
the first axis and the second axis defining a first plane, the first axis and the third axis defining a second plane, and the second axis and the third axis defining a third plane;
the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis intersecting at a common reference point of the main body and defining axes of the main body;
the main body further having pairs of sides including a first pair of the sides, a second pair of the sides, and a third pair of the sides, the first pair of the sides comprising a main body front side before the second plane and a main body rear side behind the second plane, the second pair of the sides comprising a main body top side above the first plane and a main body bottom side below the first plane, and the third pair of the sides comprising a main body left side and a main body right side;
the first pair of the sides, the second pair of the sides, and the third pair of the sides defining the sides of the main body;
the main body further comprising a first end channel communicating along a first end channel direction between the first pair of the sides or between the second pair of the sides;
the first end channel having a first end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the first end channel to outside of the main body;
the first end channel having a first end channel cross-sectional area, where the interior of the first end channel is crossed, normal to the first end channel direction, by one of the first plane, the second plane, and the third plane;
the main body having a first cable channel communicating between the first pair of the sides;
the first cable channel having a first cable channel cross-sectional area where the second plane crosses the first cable channel;
the first cable channel having a first cable channel passage that communicates between the first cable channel and one of the second pair of the sides;
the first end channel cross-sectional area exceeds the first cable channel cross-sectional area; and
the first cable channel having a first cutaway that widens the first cable channel passage at the one of the second pair of the sides.
9. The apparatus as in claim 8 , further comprising the first cable channel having a second cutaway that widens the first cable channel passage at an other one of the second pair of the sides.
10. The apparatus as in claim 2 , further comprising:
the first end channel passage communicating between the first end channel and the main body left side;
a second end channel having a second end channel passage that communicates between the second end channel and the main body right side; and
the first end channel and the second end channel communicating between the main body top side and the main body bottom side.
11. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body having dimensions, the dimensions of the main body comprising a main body length along a first axis, a main body width along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a main body height along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis;
the first axis and the second axis defining a first plane, the first axis and the third axis defining a second plane, and the second axis and the third axis defining a third plane;
the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis intersecting at a common reference point of the main body and defining axes of the main body;
the main body further having pairs of sides including a first pair of the sides, a second pair of the sides, and a third pair of the sides, the first pair of the sides comprising a main body front side before the second plane and a main body rear side behind the second plane, the second pair of the sides comprising a main body top side above the first plane and a main body bottom side below the first plane, and the third pair of the sides comprising a main body left side and a main body right side;
the first pair of the sides, the second pair of the sides, and the third pair of the sides defining the sides of the main body;
the main body further comprising a first end channel communicating through the main body along a first end channel direction that is parallel to the third axis;
the first end channel having a first end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the first end channel to outside of the main body at the main body left side;
the first end channel having a first end channel cross-sectional area, where the interior of the first end channel is crossed by the first plane;
the main body having a first cable channel communicating in a first cable channel direction parallel to the second axis;
the first cable channel having a first cable channel cross-sectional area where the second plane crosses the first cable channel;
the first cable channel having a first cable channel passage that communicates between the first cable channel and the main body top side;
the first end channel cross-sectional area exceeding the first cable channel cross-sectional area;
the main body further comprising a second end channel communicating through the main body along a second end channel direction parallel to the first end channel direction;
the second end channel having a second end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the second end channel to outside of the main body at the main body right side;
the main body further comprising a second cable channel communicating in a second cable channel direction parallel to the first cable channel direction;
the second cable channel having a second cable channel passage that communicates between the second cable channel and the main body top side;
the main body further comprising a third cable channel communicating in a third cable channel direction parallel to the first cable channel direction; and
the third cable channel having a third cable channel passage that communicates between the third cable channel and the main body top side.
12. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body having dimensions, the dimensions of the main body comprising a main body length along a first axis, a main body width along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a main body height along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis;
the first axis and the second axis defining a first plane, the first axis and the third axis defining a second plane, and the second axis and the third axis defining a third plane;
the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis intersecting at a common reference point of the main body and defining axes of the main body;
the main body further having pairs of sides including a first pair of the sides, a second pair of the sides, and a third pair of the sides, the first pair of the sides comprising a main body front side before the second plane and a main body rear side behind the second plane, the second pair of the sides comprising a main body top side above the first plane and a main body bottom side below the first plane, and the third pair of the sides comprising a main body left side and a main body right side;
the first pair of the sides, the second pair of the sides, and the third pair of the sides defining the sides of the main body;
the main body further comprising a first end channel communicating through the main body along a first end channel direction that is parallel to the third axis;
the first end channel having a first end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the first end channel to outside of the main body at the main body left side;
the first end channel having a first end channel cross-sectional area, where the interior of the first end channel is crossed by the first plane;
the main body having a first cable channel communicating in a first cable channel direction parallel to the second axis;
the first cable channel having a first cable channel cross-sectional area where the second plane crosses the first cable channel;
the first cable channel having a first cable channel passage that communicates between the first cable channel and the main body top side;
the first end channel cross-sectional area exceeding the first cable channel cross-sectional area;
the main body further comprising a second end channel communicating through the main body along a second end channel direction parallel to the first end channel direction;
the second end channel having a second end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the second end channel to outside of the main body at the main body right side; and
the main body further comprising a recess in the main body bottom side.
13. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body having dimensions, the dimensions of the main body comprising a main body length along a first axis, a main body width along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a main body height along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis;
the first axis and the second axis defining a first plane, the first axis and the third axis defining a second plane, and the second axis and the third axis defining a third plane;
the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis intersecting at a common reference point of the main body and defining axes of the main body;
the main body further having pairs of sides including a first pair of the sides, a second pair of the sides, and a third pair of the sides, the first pair of the sides comprising a main body front side before the second plane and a main body rear side behind the second plane, the second pair of the sides comprising a main body top side above the first plane and a main body bottom side below the first plane, and the third pair of the sides comprising a main body left side and a main body right side;
the first pair of the sides, the second pair of the sides, and the third pair of the sides defining the sides of the main body;
the main body further comprising a first end channel communicating along a first end channel direction between the first pair of the sides or between the second pair of the sides;
the first end channel having a first end channel passage that communicates from an interior of the first end channel to outside of the main body;
the first end channel having a first end channel cross-sectional area, where the interior of the first end channel is crossed, normal to the first end channel direction, by one of the first plane, the second plane, and the third plane;
the main body having a first cable channel communicating between the first pair of the sides;
the first cable channel having a first cable channel cross-sectional area where the second plane crosses the first cable channel;
the first cable channel having a first cable channel passage that communicates between the first cable channel and one of the second pair of the sides;
the first end channel cross-sectional area exceeds the first cable channel cross-sectional area;
the main body having a core surrounding the common reference point;
the main body having a first torso extending from the core toward one of the third pair of the sides, a first torso height of the first torso, in a direction parallel to the third axis, being less than the main body height;
the first torso having extending therefrom a first shoulder from which a first arm extends toward the one of the third pair of the sides;
the first arm having a first grip extending therefrom, parallel to the third plane, the first grip being spaced from the first torso by the first end channel;
the main body further comprising a first main body extension extending from the main body toward the first arm and being spaced from the first torso and the first arm; and
the first arm further comprising a first arm extension extending from the first arm toward the main body first extension and being spaced from the first torso and the main body.
14. The apparatus as in claim 13 , further comprising the first grip being thickened at its distal end.
15. The apparatus as in claim 13 , further comprising:
the core having an upper surface, at the main body top side, parallel to the first plane, from which the first main body extension extends from the main body toward the first arm extension;
the first arm having a first upper arm surface, at the main body top side, in a first upper arm surface plane; and
the first upper arm surface plane being angled upward with respect to the first plane.
16. The apparatus as in claim 13 , further comprising:
the first end channel communicating between the first pair of the sides;
the first end channel passage communicating through the main body left side;
the main body further having a second end channel communicating between the first pair of the sides; and
the second end channel having a second end channel passage that communicates from the interior of the second end channel to outside of the main body through the main body right side.
17. The apparatus as in claim 16 , further comprising:
the first cable channel passage communicating between the first cable channel and the main body top side;
the main body further having a second cable channel communicating between the first pair of the sides;
the second cable channel having a second cable channel cross-sectional area where the second plane crosses the second cable channel;
the second cable channel having a second cable channel passage that communicates between the second cable channel and the main body bottom side; and
the second cable channel cross-sectional area matching the first cable channel cross-sectional area.
18. The apparatus as in claim 17 , further comprising:
the first torso having extending therefrom a second shoulder from which a second arm extends toward the one of the third pair of the sides;
the second arm having a second grip extending therefrom, parallel to the third plane and spaced from the first torso by the first end channel;
the main body further comprising a second main body extension extending from the main body toward the second arm and being spaced from the first torso and the second arm; and
the second arm further comprising a second arm extension extending from the second arm toward the main body second extension and being spaced from the first torso and the main body.
19. The apparatus as in claim 18 , further comprising the first grip and the second grip having cutaways that widen the first end channel passage at each of the first pair of the sides.
20. The apparatus as in claim 18 , further comprising:
the core having an upper surface, at the main body top side, parallel to the first plane;
the core having a lower surface, at the main body bottom side, parallel to the first plane;
the first arm having a first upper arm surface, at the main body top side, in a first upper arm surface plane;
the second arm having a second lower arm surface, at the main body bottom side, in a second lower arm surface plane;
the first upper arm surface plane being angled upward with respect to the first plane; and
the second lower arm surface plane being angled downward with respect to the first plane.
21. The apparatus as in claim 18 , further comprising:
the first grip extending from the first arm toward the main body bottom side; and
the second grip extending from the second arm toward the main body top side.
22. The apparatus as in claim 21 , further comprising the first grip and the second grip extending toward each other in a common plane parallel to the third plane.
23. The apparatus as in claim 18 , further comprising the first end channel passage communicating through the main body left side between the first grip and the second grip.
24. The apparatus as in claim 23 , further comprising:
the first cable channel having a first proximal cable channel wall adjacent the core;
the first cable channel having a first inner cable channel wall adjacent the first torso;
the first cable channel having a first distal cable channel wall adjacent the first arm;
the first end channel having a first upper end channel wall adjacent the first arm;
the first end channel having a first lower end channel wall adjacent the second arm;
the first end channel having a first proximal end channel wall adjacent the first torso; and
the first upper end channel wall being closer to the main body top side than the first inner cable channel wall.
25. The apparatus as in claim 24 , further comprising:
the first grip having a first distal end away from where the first grip extends from the first arm;
the second grip having a second distal end away from where the second grip extends from the second arm;
the first distal end of the first grip being thickened toward the first proximal end channel wall; and
the second distal end of the second grip being thickened toward the first proximal end channel wall.
26. The apparatus as in claim 25 , further comprising the first distal end and the second distal end flaring out from each other, within the first end channel passage, to form a notch.