Retractable cable and cable rewind spool configuration
AssigneeHarman Professional, Inc.
InventorsDouglas N. Laube, Michael Woodford Freitas
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Abstract
A spool apparatus is described to include in one particular example a cable spool with a first cylindrical lip and a second cylindrical lip on an opposite side of the cable spool. A center of the spool includes a clutch bearing in the center of both the first cylindrical lip and the second cylindrical lip that provides a rotational axis for the cable spool to rotate around. The apparatus may also include a feed slot near the first cylindrical lip that provides a passage for cable to pass from the second cylindrical lip to the first cylindrical lip.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a cable spool;
- and
- a drive adaptor configured to turn while a cable is unwound from the cable spool and to lock while the cable spool is rewound.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first cable spool including a first cylindrical lip;
- and
- a second cable spool affixed to an opposite side of the first cable spool including a second cylindrical lip;
- wherein a cable is configured to move from the second cylindrical lip to the first cylindrical lip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.