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US 2002/0171001 A1Published application
Spring reel retraction speed governor
AssigneeInsul-8 Corporation
InventorBenjamin B. Hiebenthal
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Abstract
A hydraulic braking mechanism or governor is mounted on a spring-loaded reel for controlling the rate of rotation of the reel as the elongated member which is wound upon the wheel is being rewound thereon.
Claims17
In combination:
- a cable reel support;
- a spring-loaded cable reel rotatably mounted on said cable reel support;
- a cable wound upon said cable reel which may be manually pulled from said cable reel against the spring action of said spring-loaded cable reel to a locked extended position and which may be rewound upon said cable reel by the spring action of said spring-loaded cable reel when said cable reel has been moved to an unlocked position;
- and a hydraulic braking mechanism operatively connected to said cable reel for controlling the rate of rotation of said cable reel as said cable is rewound upon said cable reel.
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In combination:
- a support;
- a spring-loaded reel rotatably mounted on said support;
- an elongated, flexible member wound upon said reel which may be manually pulled from said reel against the spring action of said spring-loaded reel to an extended position and which may be rewound upon said reel by the spring action of said spring-loaded reel;
- and a hydraulic braking mechanism operatively connected to said reel for controlling the rate of rotation of said reel as said elongated member is rewound upon said reel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.