ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,237,656, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to ON TOP SAFETY EQUIPMENT LLC (Cheektowaga, N.Y.).
"Cord protector" was invented by John J. Carroccia (Orchard Park, N.Y.) and Jeffrey L Murray (Hamburg, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cord protector detachably securable to an object includes a main body having at least one channel disposed therein that extends along a longitudinal length of the main body. The channel is capable of receiving and securing a cord, line, or tube therein. The cord protector further includes a clamping/gripping/fastening mechanism formed of a pair of oppositely disposed clamping/gripping/fastening arms that ext...