# US 2004/0159734 A1 · Wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2004/0159734 A1 - Document ID: US20040159734A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 10/422,012 - Filed: 2003-04-24 - Published: 2004-08-19 - Earliest claimed: 2003-02-17 - Assignees: Pacesetter, Inc. - Inventors: Jose Wei - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20040159734A1 ## CPC - B65H 75/368: {with pulleys} - H01R 31/065: {with built-in electric apparatus} - H02G 11/02: using take-up reel or drum - H04M 1/15: Protecting or guiding telephone cords - B65H 2701/34: electric cords or electric power cables - H01R 13/72: Means for accommodating flexible lead within the holder - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels includes a main turning wheel capable of elastic rotation and flexibly connected to a main axis, and a plurality of turning wheels having different or same diameters formed on the main body of the main turning wheel for forming a plurality of storage grooves; at least one passive turning wheel having at least one storage groove formed on the wheel surface thereof, and the passive turning wheel is flexibly connected to a secondary axis; and a wire portion consisted of upper and lower wires winded in the storage grooves of the main turning wheel and the passive turning wheel. Through the coordination of the passive turning wheel and the main turning wheel of the device, wires having greater lengths may be stored and released. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels, comprising: a main turning wheel having elasticity for rotation; the main body thereof is consisted of an A turning wheel and a B turning wheel having centers thereof flexibly connected to a main axis; A and B storage grooves formed on wheel surfaces of the A and B turning wheels, respectively; at least one passive and rotatable passive turning wheel; the main body thereof forms a wire storage turning wheel with a wheel surface thereof disposed with at least one storage groove, a center thereof is flexibly connected into a secondary axis, and between the secondary axis and the main axis is a predetermined distance; and a wire portion consisted of upper and lower wires; the upper wire is winded in the A storage groove of the A turning wheel and the storage groove of the passive turning wheel, and the lower wire is winded in the B storage groove of the B turning wheel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels according to claim 1, wherein the top of the main turning wheel and the passive turning wheel forms an integral with an interlocking wheel, respectively, and an interlocking element is connected to the plurality of interlocking wheels, so as to have the main turning wheel impel the passive turning wheel for simultaneous rotation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels according to claim 1, wherein an outer end of an elastic element is connected into an inner recess at the side of the main turning wheel while the other inner end thereof is fastened and connected to the main axis, so as to enable the main turning wheel for elastic rotation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels according to claim 1, wherein at the lateral side of the passive turning wheel is disposed with an inner recess, and an outer end of an elastic element is fastened and connected to wall surface of the inner recess while the other inner end thereof is fixed and connected to the secondary axis, so as to enable the passive turning wheel for active rotation. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels according to claim 1, wherein the A and B turning wheels have different diameters. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels according to claim 1, wherein the A and B turning wheels have a same diameter. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels according to claim 1, wherein the main axis and the secondary axis are disposed in an inner housing in a protruding manner; an outer housing is connected within the inner housing by means of a screw for accommodating the main turning wheel and the passive turning wheel in an inner accommodating recess of the inner and outer housings; and the inner and outer housings are combined into one body having at least one guiding orifice formed at the lateral side thereof, and the upper wire is guided and penetrated through the guiding orifice. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels according to claim 1, wherein a ring-shaped partition piece provided with a wedging groove is formed between the A and B storage grooves, so that the lower wire is extended into the A storage groove, and the upper and lower wires are disposed in the wedging groove in a wedged and fixed manner. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels according to claim 7, wherein the lower portion of the inner housing is connected to an electric appliance housing further provided with a conductive plug extended outward, the lower wire is passed through an orifice and an opening of an anti-slide sheath provided in advance to further extend into the electric appliance housing and the circuit element, and forms an immobile portion due to the tightening of the anti-slide sheath. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels according to claim 1, wherein the ends of the upper and lower wires are connected to terminal plugs or sockets. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A wire winding device having wire storing idle wheels according to claim 1, wherein the lower wire is winded for storage in the lower storage groove of the passive turning wheel and the B storage groove of the main turning wheel.