Magnetic retractable line divider
AssigneesTera Autotech Corporation, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, National Changhua University of Education
InventorsShu-Ming Chen, Yi-Lung Lee, Tsair-Rong Chen, Yu-Lin Juan
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Abstract
A magnetic retractable line divider may include at least a reel assembly having a shell, and a magnetic portion is installed thereon. An elastic line divider belt is wound on the reel assembly, and a magnetic member is connected to a lateral end of the line divider belt. The line divider belt is configured to be horizontally pulled out from the reel assembly and travel a preferred distance to attach to a magnetic object, thus achieving line divider effect. Moreover, when someone pushes against the line divider belt with or over a preferred force, the magnetic member is configured to be detached from the magnetic object and automatically retracted into the reel assembly, thus avoiding accident.
Claims6
A magnetic retractable line divider comprising:
- at least a reel assembly having a shell, and a magnetic portion installed thereon;
- an elastic line divider belt wound on the reel assembly, and a magnetic member connected to a lateral end of the line divider belt;
- wherein the line divider belt is configured to be horizontally pulled out from the reel assembly and travel a preferred distance to attach to a magnetic object, thus blocking an entrance formed between the reel assembly and the magnetic object;
- when someone pushing against the line divider belt with or over a preferred force, the magnetic member configured to be detached from the magnetic object and retracted into the reel assembly, thus avoiding accidents;
- an upper locating disk and a lower locating disk respectively located inside the shell of the reel assembly, and a spindle, which is configured to be wound by the line divider belt pivotally connected between the upper locating disk and the lower locating disk;
- a clock spring positioned in the lower locating disk, and two ends of the clock spring respectively bearing against a bottom portion of the spindle and an inner lower surface of the lower locating disk such that the clock spring, which is compressed or extended between the spindle and the lower locating disk, configured to provide an elastic force to retract or extend the line divider belt;
- and the shell comprising at least a slot which is configured to be passed through by the line divider belt, and an engaging base secured to the shell,
- wherein the magnetic portion comprises at least a connecting unit, and the connecting unit further has a locating piece, a line divider section and a magnetic piece;
- and wherein the locating piece is configured to engage with the engaging base in a top-down manner, and the line divider section is connected to a lateral edge of the locating piece at one end and connected to the magnetic piece at another end, and
- wherein a rotatable cover installed on the reel assembly has at least one convex portions and at least one concave portions arranged alternatively around an outer periphery thereof;
- and the cover is configured to turn to allow either of the convex portions to align with the connecting unit, thereby blocking and preventing the locating piece of the connecting unit from disengaging with the engaging base;
- or the locating piece of the connecting unit is configured to disengage with the engaging base when aligned with either of the concave portions of the cover;
- and a locating unit disposed between the cover and the upper locating disk is configured to position the cover after each turn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.