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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042664 | Electrical cable retractor assembly for a movable window A cable retractor for paying out and retracting an electrical cable providing electrical power to an electrical load on a movable window element comprising a first assembly having a rotatable cable spool for receiving the electrical cable for winding on the cable sp... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7984799 | Reel device of diversion joint A reel device of diversion joint comprises: a casing, a wire holder, a telegraph line, a position plate and two L-shape anchors. The casing has a shaft and a restraint cavity. The wire holder is located on the shaft. The telegraph line is winded inside the wire hold... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7967120 | Maritime power supply system A maritime power supply system for supplying power to a docked ship, including a cable management system having at least one power cable assembly having, at a first end, a first connection arrangement for connecting the power cable assembly to the ship and, at an op... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7931133 | System for self-adjusting height and direction of a movable power cable This invention relates to a system for automatically self-adjusting the height, length and direction of an electrical power cable connecting a movable machine, such as a crane, to a fixed electrical power supply. One end of the cable is wrapped around a reel which i... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7900759 | Cord retraction mechanism Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for providing a cord retraction mechanism for an input device. A subassembly having an input device, a cable, and a retraction mechanism is provided. The cable has first and second opposing ends, with the first end b... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7874411 | Reel for maintaining fiber optic cable assemblies A cable assembly reel including a drum defining an exterior surface for receiving a length of wound cable and including at least one access panel therein for providing access to an interior cavity, and at least one flange removably attached to the drum defining an o... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7690485 | Power cord cooling apparatus for a vacuum cleaner A power cord cooling apparatus disposed in a cord reel chamber formed inside a main body of the vacuum cleaner to cool a power cord wound around a cord reel, wherein the power cord cooling apparatus allows outside air to enter the cord reel chamber, to contact the p... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677372 | Conductor clamp for a trailing line A conductor clamp (4) for a trailing line (5) which is secured to crabs (7) which can be moved along a carrier rail (1) comprises a support (8) for the trailing line, a clamping device (9) for securing the trailing line to t... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7597179 | Signal receiving mechanism A signal receiving mechanism includes a cord reel, a cord wound around the cord reel, a signal receiving element assembled to a top of the cord reel, a grounding unit, and a pivot unit for rotatably connecting the cord reel to the grounding unit. The cord reel inclu... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7562752 | Retractable cable device The retractable cable device includes a base, a rotary portion, a spring, a cover, and at least two medal plates. The rotary portion cooperates with the base to form a cavity, and the cable is disposed on the rotary portion. The spring is disposed in the cavity for ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7527132 | Retractor apparatus for electrical cord A modular cord retractor apparatus includes a spring-driven reel and may be used with a range of different electrical appliances incorporating a dual conductor cord. Fixed and rotating electrical contact pairs provide power to the cord and reduce noise and wear. Rot... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7490706 | Retractable electric cord receiving device and ventilation apparatus A cord winding mechanism for an electrically powered device such as a vacuum cleaner. The cord winding mechanism may be used with a device having an electric motor. The mechanism may include a cord receiving member for receiving a cord. The cord receiving member may... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7419038 | Reel and reel housing A reel includes a reel drum enclosed within a housing comprising a first housing portion, a second housing portion, and a middle housing portion positioned therebetween. A spindle member has a first end connected to the first housing portion and a second end connect... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7168538 | Overhead storage device for electrical tools and method of creating a work zone The preferred embodiment of the invention includes a casing that encloses an extension cord system. The casing has slots that allow access to retractable electrical power cords. The cord system comprises a plurality of spring-loaded and ratcheted spools containing e... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7097018 | Wire-winding device A wire-winding device comprises an upper cover. A center of the upper cover being formed with a via hole; a lower side of the upper cover being formed with a sector groove; a rotatable sheet being installed to a rod of the sector groove; a front end of the rotatable... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7032728 | Retractable cable assemblies and devices including the same In a retractable case assembly, e.g. for an earphone, a flexible circuit board (FCB) element, preferably having a coiled portion, is used to provide a fixed, good quality, electrical connection between a retractable cable and circuitry that may be mounted on a land ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6942078 | Cable reel A cable reel makes possible a diversion of a braking pulse onto a housing by using elastic elements that mount the cable reel inside the housing, whereby the braking energy is converted into heat. The cable reel is, in particular, also suited for reel bodies that ho... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926130 | Portable docking station and cord reel assembly A portable docking station and cord reel assembly (10), made for hand held electronic devices (12), includes a housing (20), a spool (22) rotatably mounted in the housing (20), a cradle (36) mounted on the spool (21),... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6851530 | Coaxial wire storage wheel A coaxial wire storage wheel devise includes a wire storage turning wheel having an uniform diameter, a center hole jointed to a uni-axial portion, and a wheel plane distinguished into left and right wheel planes; a spiral spring having a bottom end thereof connecte... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6789653 | Contact structure for cable reel A contact structure includes a fixed contact set, said fixed contact set having a stepped cap and a plurality of contact rings of different diameters respectively mounted in annular steps of the stepped cap and respectively connected to the conductors of a fixed cab... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6758314 | Portable light reel system A portable light reel system holding electro-luminescent (EL) wire and self-contained electronics, providing a stand-alone and self-contained light reel. The rotatably mounted cylindrical hub about which the EL wire is wound accommodates a battery and inverter. A wa... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6702077 | Nested cables and reel assembly The cord reel assembly (10) comprises a housing (12); a spool (14) mounted for rotation in the housing (12); an electrical component (15) carried by the spool (14); a first cable (16) having a first end connected to the electrical component (15), the firs... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6679448 | Handset cable reel A handset cable reel for use e.g. in passenger aircraft comprises a spool fitted with a rewind bias spring, the spool also having peripheral teeth 82. These interact with an oscillating pawl 62, a ratchet/star wheel 60 and a pawl 57 so that, after the cab... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6659246 | Extendable and retractable telephone cord apparatus Telephone cord apparatus providing a wall mounted device from which a telephone cord may be extended and/or retracted. The cord is mounted on a reel which is engaged by a spring, biasing the reel toward a retracted position. A catch and release mechanism ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6626390 | Cord winder A cable winding device for an electrical unit, in particular, for a vacuum cleaner, is described. The cable winding device has a cable drum, rotatably mounted on a fixed support piece, with a locking element. After the release of the locking element the c... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6619449 | Wire winding box with a charging unit A wire winding box with a charging unit comprises a casing, a rotary disk, a spiral spring, a communication wire, a charging unit and a generator. The casing has a receiving groove therewithin. The rotary disk is pivotally installed in the receiving groov... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616080 | Retractable cord device A retractable device is provided for an earphone/microphone used with a cell phone. The device is formed of a housing with one rewinding spool for the earphone end of the cord with allowance for twisting of the connector end of the cord. The device with t... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6474585 | Wire winding box with increasing usable area A wire winding box with an increasing area includes a box body, a communication wire, a wire winding disk, and a spiral spring. The box body has a wire groove and a shaft. The wire winding disk has a first disk body. Two surfaces of the first disk body ar... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6460795 | Dual-feed ribbon cable reel for telescoping antenna masts A reel mounted at the midpoint of a telescoping mast for antennas. The reel winds a multi-celled ribbon cable in two directions at once. The cable passes through the hub of the reel to feed in both winding directions. The reel is mounted on the mast with ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6447330 | Cord-reel assembly partially mounted within a wall A cord-reel assembly having an in-wall assembly connected to a source of electricity and including an electrical power receptacle. A cover plate having a decorative side and an engagement side is provided for connection to the in-wall assembly. The cover ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439360 | Reel dispenser for power cord application An extension cord reel assembly having a housing which has a spool portion and a mounting portion is provided. A spool member having at least one flange member that is continuously welded to a surface upon which the extension cord is to be stored is posit... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6433274 | Power converter device Two juxtaposed retraction reels automatically and independently retract an output power plug cable and an input power cable connected to an accessory power input plug. The cables are connected to a power converter for converting electrical power to voltag... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6390261 | Wire-winding box capable of detecting the line The present invention proposes a wire-winding box capable of detecting the line, which box comprises a wire-winding box and a detection circuit unit. The wire-winding box comprises a housing, a winding disk, a communication wire, and a scroll spring. The ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6378797 | Structure of wire winding box The present invention proposes an improved structure of a wire winding box, which comprises a housing, a rotary disk, a communication cable, a spiral spring, and a locking button. The housing comprises a top cap and a bottom cap. The rotary disk is pivota... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6349808 | Cord rewinder device and horizontally-mounted electrical cord rewinder device for a vacuum cleaner A cord rewinder device stores and dispenses flexible cord and includes a base, a reel, a spring element and a brake mechanism. The reel is rotatably mounted to the base and is operative to rotate an axis of rotation in a first direction and second directi... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6328243 | Reel device for wire harness A reel device is assembled with a wire harness routed between a fixed member and a movable member. A casing has a first port to which a fixed first portion of the wire harness is fixed and lead out therefrom, and a second port from a movable second portio... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6315231 | Micro-type communication wire winder A micro-type communication wire winder includes a housing, a rotary disk, a buckling piece, a communication wire and a spiral spring. The rotary disk is pivotally installed in the receiving groove of the housing and one surface thereof is installed with a... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6293485 | Two-stage retractable cord reel A cord storage assembly is disclosed. A length of cord can be wound onto a reel. The storage assembly includes a retraction mechanism and a latch mechanism. A latch pilot mechanism is provided to selectively engage and disengage the latch mechanism. The l... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6276503 | Portable reel apparatus and method A portable reel apparatus for use with towed sonar towfish and similar apparatus. The reel apparatus of the invention can be used on small watercraft without requiring mounting to the deck, and can be quickly and easily moved and stored on-board or remove... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276502 | Flat extension cord A flat extension cord that provides electrical power and/or digital data interconnectivity to a device. Preferably, the flat, retractable extension cord is rewindable into a housing much like a tape measure. The flat extension cord has a first end attache... | 08/21/2001 |
