Decorative charger cable apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9954380-B2
Application number	US-201514978128-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2015
Priority date	Feb 6, 2015
Publication date	Apr 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

A charger cable apparatus includes a charger cable with a first end and a second end, each end including a connector interface adapted for engagement with a complementary connection port or plug. The apparatus also includes decorative tassels provided on each end of the cable that are adapted to slide over the ends of the cables to conceal or to reveal the male connector interfaces. Optionally, the tassels can be incorporated into a sleeve that entirely covers the cable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A charging cable apparatus comprising:
a charger cable having a first electrical fitting at a first end and having a second electrical fitting at a second end;
and
first and second tassels mounted at respective first and second ends of the charger cable with said cable extending through each of the first and second tassels,
wherein each tassel is movable between a concealing condition in which the tassel covers the respective first or second electrical fitting, and a revealing condition in which the tassel does not cover the respective first or second electrical fitting.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the tassels is movable between the concealing condition and the revealing condition by sliding the tassel along the charger cable.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further including first and second nuts each defining central axial openings therethrough, wherein the first and second tassels are mounted to the respective first or second end of the charger cable by said first and second nuts, respectively, with the charger cable passing through the central axial openings of said nuts.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein each of the first and second nuts houses a slide tube rendering said nuts slidably movable along the charger cable.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein at least one of the first and second nuts is fixedly attached to the charger cable.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein one of the first or second electrical fittings is a male USB plug.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein one of the first or second electrical fittings is a male micro-USB plug.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein one of the first or second electrical fittings is an LED lamp.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a fastener fixedly attached at a first portion of the charger cable and releasably engageable with a second portion of the charger cable for forming a loop of the apparatus.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the fastener is a clip or a hook.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the fastener includes a first magnet or a first snap at the first portion of the charger cable and a respective second magnet or a respective second snap at the second portion of the charger cable.

Assignees

• Halo2Cloud Llc
• Halo Int Sezc Ltd

Inventors

• Miller Garold C
• Weinstein Nathan Daniel

Classifications

• H02J7/70 Primary

  characterised by the mechanical construction · CPC title

• A45F2005/006

  comprising a suspension strap or lanyard · CPC title

• A45F5/00

  Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping · CPC title

• A45F2005/008

  Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg · CPC title

• A45F5/02

  Fastening articles to the garment · CPC title