Identicord
CA 2113654 A1 · Owner: Schmidt, Robert · Inventors: Schmidt, Robert; Wedderburn, James William
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A remote electrical appliance identification tag named, Ident-A-Cord and comprised of a rigid clip and a rigid frame, extending from said clip in a direction away from the plane of said clip. The rigid clip is comprised of two arms which do not intersect but are sufficently close so as to hold an electrical cord male end. The opening at the mouth of the clip provides sufficient resistance such that the clip is forced around the electrical cord and will not allow the cord to fall out on its own. The rigid frame is comprised of a rigid back which is attached to the arms of the clip at the base of the back and extends in a direction away from the plane of the clip such that the frame may be …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed January 14, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 14, 2014.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by January 14, 2016.
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