DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RETAINING AN ELECTRICAL CORD ON A MOTOR VEHICLE EXTERIOR

摘要

A device and method are used to retain an electrical cord on an exterior of a motor vehicle. At one or more locations along the electrical cord between opposing ends thereof, a respective pair of shell pieces are fastened together from opposite sides of the electrical cord to enclose a respective portion of the electrical cord between the respective pair of shell pieces, thereby securing the fastened-together pair of shell pieces to the electrical cord. The fastened-together shells pieces are then releasably secured to the exterior of the vehicle at a respective location thereon to secure the respective portion of the electrical cord to the exterior of the vehicle. The device of the present invention is fastened in place on the cord, not the vehicle, for the long term. Accordingly, unsightly permanent mountings on the vehicle are avoided, as is damage associate with attempted removal of permanent mountings.