Telephone handset cord storage apparatus
Patent 4062608 Issued on December 13, 1977. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 13, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 13, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 1247672 1442999 1737978 3798389 InventorApplicationNo. 05/779066 filed on 03/18/1977US Classes:439/4, With storage means for flaccid conductor379/438, Of cord or connector379/442, With circuit connection to terminal379/451, Protective structure439/528Nonuse covering means, e.g., connector storage meansExaminersPrimary: Lake, RoyAssistant: Jones, DeWalden W. Attorney, Agent or FirmAbstractA telephone handset cord storage apparatus utilizes a housing containing a shaft journaled therein. The shaft carries a reel for the storage of portions of the length of a telephone cord in multi-turn solenoid-like layers. The shaft is biased in a preferred direction of rotation by a helical spring. A rod is slidably affixed to the housing and is adapted with an opening through which a portion of the cord passes. A crankshaft is pivotably affixed to the free end of the rod and eccentrically pivotably affixed to a gear rotatably operated when the shaft is rotated, thus winding and unwinding the cord in an orderly fashion within the storage area of the reel. Means are provided to fixedly secure the housing to a supporting surface adjacent a telephone apparatus. | |
