Application of George C. Mapelsden

WORLEY, Chief Judge.

Mapelsden appeals from the decision of the Board of Appeals affirming the examiner’s rejection of claim 2, the only remaining claim, of application Serial No. 764,910, filed October 2, 1958, for Strain Relieving Cord Connector.

The invention is said to relate particularly to a connector for use with an electrical cord having two or more parallel conductors that are covered by an insulating jacket of non-circular shape. It is stated that such cords are identified by the industry as “parallel” cords to distinguish from the circular cross-section cords having two or more…