Cord reel electric cord with plug for handheld appliance
AssigneeConair Corporation
InventorVITO JAMES CARLUCCI
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Abstract
A retractable electrical cord reel for an appliance wherein the cord reel is not internally-housed within the appliance. The retractable cord reel comprises reel housing, electrical plug, electrical cord, a spool assembly, which includes a spring, for winding and unwinding the electrical cord, a latching system, and contact rings or shafts to electrically connect the plug to the electrical cord. The contact rings are connected to floating contacts, which are in turn connected to the electrical plug. The contact rings are further connected to the electrical cord, thus connecting the electrical plug to the electrical cord.
Claims12
A cord reel for use with an appliance, the cord reel comprising
- reel housing;
- electrical plug;
- electrical cord;
- spool assembly;
- latching system;
- and
- release system,
- wherein the reel housing is not within the appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.