Cord management device

摘要

A cord management device neatly stores a flexible cord in a storage console of a motor vehicle. The storage console has a storage channel recessed in the wall for receiving a length of the flexible cord. A flexible retainer is mounted on the wall and blocks ingress and egress to the storage channel. The flexible retainer flexes to permit insertion of the cord into the storage channel and also flexes to permit removal of the cord from the storage channel.

主权项

1. A cord management device for a storing a flexible cord in a storage compartment of a storage console of a motor vehicle, comprising:
the storage console having a plurality of walls defining a storage compartment for storing articles including a portable electronic device; and the cord management device provided in at least one of the walls including a storage channel extending along and recessed into the at least one of the walls for housing the cord upon insertion of the cord therein and a flexible retainer mounted on the at least one wall and blocking the storage channel to retain the cord within the channel; said flexible retainer flexing to permit the insertion of the cord into the storage channel and also a removal of the cord from the storage channel, and said flexible retainer including a molded plastic strip mounted on the at least one wall along a length of the storage channel and having a plurality of flexible fingers spaced along the length thereof to block the entry and removal of the cord from the storage channel.