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US 10,865,067 B2Granted
Cord reel assembly with continuous cord
AssigneeAstronics Connectivity Systems & Certification Corp.
InventorsJohn Alford, Christopher Hinojosa
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Abstract
A cord reel assembly including a single, continuous cord having stationary and retractable segments, with the stationary segment including multiple connectors and sheath covering such connectors where the connectors twist and untwist relative to the sheath in response to the retract and extension of the retractable segment.
Claims6
A retractable cord reel apparatus, the apparatus comprising
- a) a housing having a single storage chamber and a transition chamber;
- b) a spool within and arranged for rotation relative to the housing;
- c) a single cord comprising a plurality of connectors, a retractable segment sheath for a retractable end and a polytetrafluoroethylene stationary flexible sheath for a stationary end, the single cord traversing the interior of the housing and terminating in retractable and stationary ends external to the housing;
- d) wherein, the stationary end of the cord extends from the transition chamber and comprises the polytetrafluoroethylene stationary flexible sheath anchored to the housing and adjacent to and surrounding the plurality of connectors twisted about one another, the plurality of connectors being arranged for twisting into a helical configuration and untwisting into an uncoiled straight configuration relative to the sheath along the length of the cord from the transition chamber up to the stationary end to support extension and retraction of the retractable end of the cord relative to the housing.
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