Abstract: A cord strain relief apparatus attaches to an electrical device and includes an adjustable electrical-device-attachment assembly and a tether assembly connected to the electrical-device-attachment assembly. A handle assembly is connected to the tether assembly, and a pig tail element is connected to the handle assembly. The electrical-device-attachment assembly includes a strap and a rigid base member which includes a non-round bottom surface, a channel for receiving the strap, and tether-connection portions for connecting to the first tether assembly end of the tether assembly. The tether-connection portions of the rigid base member are comprised of wall portions of the rigid base member. The handle assembly includes a pair of duplicate handle housing portions each of which includes a pair of half-circle cord-receiver notches located along a transverse mid-line and each of which includes two pairs of auxiliary half-circle tether-receiver notches.

Abstract: A power tool includes a power cord extending therefrom, wherein the arrangement includes a tether cord extending along the power cord, with the tether cord secured at one end about the power tool handle within the trigger guard and at its second end to a power cord handle, such that strain is directed through the tether cord rather than the power cord. The arrangement allows for the lowering of power tools from heights without straining of the power cord.