# US 2013/0153701 A1 · Container for accommodating cable > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0153701 A1 - Document ID: US20130153701A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/710,487 - Filed: 2012-12-11 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-14 - Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.; Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. - Inventors: QUN HUANG; ZHOU CHEN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130153701A1 ## CPC - B65H 75/4434: {actuated by pulling on or imparting an inclination to the material} - B65H 75/4431: {Manual stop or release button} - B65H 2701/3919: USB, earphones, audio or video cables, e.g. for connecting small electronic devices such as MP3 players or mobile telephones - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES ## Abstract A container for accommodating an electronic device cable includes a main base, a top cover, a winder rotatably connected to the main base, and a locking mechanism received in the winder. The top cover is placed on the main base, and defines an accommodating space in cooperation with the main base. The winder is received in the accommodating space, and includes a spring for providing a rotary force to the winder when the spring is twisted. The locking mechanism is received in the winder and configured for detachably fastening the winder to the top cover. When the cable is pulled away from the winder, the locking mechanism of the winder detaches from the top cover to allow unwinding of the cable to a desired length. Then when the transmission arm is pushed, the locking mechanism is driven away from the top cover whereupon the winder automatically rewinds the cable. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A container for accommodating a cable of an electronic device, the container comprising: a main base; a top cover placed on the main base, the top cover comprising a movable transmission arm, and the top cover and the main base cooperatively defining an accommodating space therebetween; a winder received in the accommodating space and rotatably connected to the main base, the winder adapted for having the cable wound therearound, and comprising a spring for providing rotary force when the spring is twisted; and a locking mechanism received in the winder and configured for detachably fastening the winder to the top cover; wherein when the cable is wrapped on the winder and an end of the cable is pulled away from the winder, the locking mechanism of the winder detaches from the top cover to allow unwinding of the cable, and the spring is twisted; when the cable reaches a desired position unwound from the winder, the locking mechanism of the winder becomes aligned with the top cover such that the locking mechanism automatically re-fastens the winder to the top cover; and when the transmission arm is pushed, the transmission arm drives the locking mechanism away from the top cover such that the winder is detached from the top cover, whereupon the spring applies the rotary force to the winder such that the winder rewinds the cable. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a connecting base, a pressing cover covering the connecting base, and a number of locking blocks retractably set on the connecting base, and a top of each locking block extends out of the pressing cover via a plurality of locking through holes defined in the pressing cover. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The container of claim 2, wherein the top cover comprises a restricting block, the restricting block defines a number of restricting holes corresponding to the locking through holes, and the tops of the locking blocks are inserted into the restricting holes when the locking mechanism fastens the winder to the top cover. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The container of claim 3, wherein the restricting holes are cylindrical. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The container of claim 3, wherein each of the restricting holes defines a triangular vertical cross-section. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The container of claim 3, wherein the top cover further comprises a top board, and the restricting block is formed on a bottom surface of the top board. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The container of claim 6, wherein the top cover further comprises a limiting sidewall extending down from a periphery of the top board, the limiting sidewall comprises a pair of opposite outer parts and a pair of opposite inner parts, the outer parts correspondingly extend down from two opposite sides of the periphery of the top board, the inner parts connect the corresponding ends of the two opposite outer parts, and the inner parts are bent inwards toward a center of the top board and thereby define a pair of second receiving spaces at two opposite sides of the periphery of the top board. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The container of claim 7, further comprising a pair of receiving blocks correspondingly accommodated in the second receiving spaces and a pair of shielding boards, one of the receiving blocks defines a first receiving groove for receiving a part of the electronic device, the other one of the receiving blocks defines a second receiving groove for receiving a connector of the electronic device, and the shielding boards shield the receiving blocks accommodated in the second receiving spaces. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The container of claim 6, wherein the top board defines a button recess and a transmission through hole both in a center thereof, the transmission through hole is located below and in communication with the button recess, the transmission arm extends from a periphery of the transmission through hole to a center of the transmission through hole, and a button is received in the button recess and is operably connected to the transmission arm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The container of claim 9, wherein the transmission arm is integrally formed with the top board as a single monolithic body of material, with the transmission arm and the top board being made of flexible material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The container of claim 9, wherein the restricting block encircles the transmission through hole. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The container of claim 2, wherein each of the locking blocks comprises a bottom plate and a locking projection extending up from the bottom plate, the locking projection comprises an engaging surface at a top thereof, and the engaging surface is oblique to the bottom plate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The container of claim 12, wherein an included angle defined between facing directions of the engaging surfaces of each two adjacent locking projections is the same. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The container of claim 2, wherein the connecting base comprises a base board and a holding sidewall extending up from a periphery of the base board, the holding sidewall comprises a pair of guiding projections radially extending from two opposite sides of an inner surface thereof, the pressing cover defines at least a pair of positioning cutouts at two opposite sides of the base plate, and the pressing cover engages with and covers the connecting base by the guiding projections being correspondingly inserted into the positioning cutouts. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The container of claim 14, wherein the holding sidewall comprises a plurality of connecting projections radially extending from an outer surface thereof, the winder comprises an upper board, a lower board, and a connecting sidewall connecting the upper board and the lower board, the connecting sidewall defines a plurality of positioning grooves in an inner surface thereof, and the connecting base connects with the winder by the connecting projections being correspondingly inserted into the positioning grooves. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The container of claim 15, wherein the connecting sidewall defines a plurality of positioning through holes therein, the positioning through holes are distributed along a peripheral direction of the connecting sidewall at predetermined intervals, and each of the positioning through holes defines a positioning protrusion for fixing the cable. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The container of claim 15, wherein the main base comprises a holding post, and the winder is rotatably connected to the holding post. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The container of claim 17, wherein the holding post defines a fastening slit along a diameter thereof at a top thereof, the winder further comprises a positioning block extending from the inner surface of the connecting wall, one end of the spring is fastened in the fastening slit, and another end of the spring is fastened to the positioning block. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The container of claim 15, wherein the main base comprises a plurality of support sidewalls encircling the holding post and a positioning sidewall encircling the support sidewalls, a height of the positioning sidewall is greater than a height of each of the support sidewalls, and the lower board is supported on the support sidewalls and restricted by the positioning sidewall when the winder is rotatably connected to the holding post. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the spring is a spiral spring.