Electric cord and licence holder
CA 1284480 C · Owner: Buchan, Donald G. · Inventors: Mcdonald, Charles A.; Buchan, Donald G.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Extension cords for automobiles and the like are usually coiled around the bumper and/or part of the grille when not in use. The present device includes a casing having an extending and retracing extension cord reel assembly therein connectible to 120 VAC and having a pair of outlets for block heater and car warmer connection thereto. The length and height of the box or casing are similar to those of a conventional licence plate and it is attached to the front licence plate holder with the licence plate on the front wall of the casing and being held in position by bolts extending through the plate the casing and into the licence plate holder.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted May 28, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 28, 2008.
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