# US 2016/0354570 A1 · Oxygen Cord Retractor and Organizer

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- Number: US 2016/0354570 A1
- Document ID: US20160354570A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/084,250
- Filed: 2016-03-29
- Published: 2016-12-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-06-08
- Inventors: Lorelyn Cajucom Arroyo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160354570A1

## CPC

- B65H 75/4471: {Housing enclosing the reel}
- A61M 16/0672: {Nasal cannula assemblies for oxygen therapy}
- A61M 16/0875: {Connecting tubes}
- A61M 16/101: {using an oxygen concentrator}
- B65H 75/36: without essentially involving the use of a core or former internal to a stored package of material, e.g. with stored material housed within casing or container, or intermittently engaging a plurality of supports as in sinuous or serpentine fashion
- A61M 2202/0208: Oxygen
- A61M 2209/06: Packaging for specific medical equipment
- A61M 2209/084: Supporting bases, stands for equipment
- A61M 2209/088: on the body
- B65H 2701/33: Hollow or hose-like material
- B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}

## Abstract

An oxygen cord retractor and organizing apparatus is described. The apparatus is equipped with a housing, swivel base, a string or rope, spring-based retraction system, and clips. The oxygen cord retractor is configured to keep oxygen cord, hose, or tubing in a safely organized and coiled state both when stored and during use. The string or rope is disposed to extend within the coiled oxygen hose, and is configured to extend and retract via the spring-based retraction system housed within the housing of the apparatus. An oxygen cord organizer is disposed atop the housing, which facilitates the organization of the oxygen cord when not in use, and functions as a mounting point for the oxygen cord to the oxygen concentrator or oxygen cylinder/tank. The string is configured to extend and retract with ease from the housing via the spring-based retraction system, and remains taught during use.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An oxygen cord retractor device for an oxygen tube comprising:
a housing;
a base, said housing disposed above said base;
a swivel mechanism, said swivel mechanism disposed between said housing and said base;
wherein said housing is configured to pivot about said swivel mechanism;
a coiled oxygen tube channel, said coiled oxygen tube channel configured to receive the oxygen tube;
a spring-based tensioner, said spring-based tensioner disposed within said housing;
wherein said spring-based tensioner employs a constant force spring;
an anchor string, said anchor string in communication with said spring-based tensioner;
an anchor string outlet, said anchor string outlet disposed on said housing;
wherein said anchor string is configured to extend from said housing via said anchor string outlet within the center of the coil of said coiled oxygen tube channel containing the oxygen tube;
an oxygen mask, said oxygen mask in communication with the oxygen tube; and
an oxygen cord organizer, said oxygen cord organizer disposed atop said housing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising:
a clothing-to-tube clip, said clothing-to-tube clip in direct communication with said coiled oxygen tube channel;
wherein the oxygen tube is equipped with input end and an exhaust end;
wherein said input end is connected to an oxygen dispenser; and
wherein said exhaust end is connected to said oxygen mask.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising:
at least one tube mount;
wherein said at least one tube mount is disposed on said oxygen cord organizer;
wherein said at least one tube mount is configured to secure the oxygen tube to said housing; and
wherein said oxygen cord organizer buffers tension between said oxygen mask and an oxygen dispenser.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising:
a string-tube clip, said string-tube clip in communication with said anchor string and said coiled oxygen tube channel; and
wherein said string-tube clip loosely binds said anchor string to the oxygen tube.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The device of claim 3, wherein said oxygen dispenser is one of the following:
an oxygen tank, an oxygen compressor, or an oxygen concentrator.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2, further comprising:
at least one tube mount;
wherein said at least one tube mount is disposed on said oxygen cord organizer;
wherein said at least one tube mount is configured to secure the oxygen tube to said housing; and
wherein said oxygen cord organizer buffers tension between said oxygen mask and an oxygen dispenser.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2, further comprising:
a string-tube clip, said string-tube clip in communication with said anchor string and said coiled oxygen tube channel; and
wherein said string-tube clip loosely binds said anchor string to the oxygen tube.

### Claim 8

An oxygen tube retractor device comprising:
a housing;
a base, said housing disposed above said base;
a swivel mechanism, said swivel mechanism disposed between said housing and said base;
wherein said housing is configured to pivot about said swivel mechanism;
a coiled oxygen tube channel, said coiled oxygen tube channel configured to receive the oxygen tube;
a spring-based tensioner, said spring-based tensioner disposed within said housing;
wherein said spring-based tensioner employs a constant force spring;
an anchor string, said anchor string in communication with said spring-based tensioner;
an anchor string outlet, said anchor string outlet disposed on said housing;
wherein said anchor string is configured to extend from said housing via said anchor string outlet within the center of the coil of said coiled oxygen tube channel containing the oxygen tube;
an oxygen mask, said oxygen mask in communication with the oxygen tube;
an oxygen cord organizer, said oxygen cord organizer disposed atop said housing;
a clothing-to-tube clip, said clothing-to-tube clip in direct communication with said coiled oxygen tube channel;
wherein the oxygen tube is equipped with input end and an exhaust end;
wherein said input end is connected to an oxygen dispenser;
wherein said exhaust end is connected to said oxygen mask;
at least one tube mount;
wherein said at least one tube mount is disposed on said oxygen cord organizer;
wherein said at least one tube mount is configured to secure the oxygen tube to said housing;
wherein said oxygen cord organizer buffers tension between said oxygen mask and said oxygen dispenser;
a string-tube clip, said string-tube clip in communication with said anchor string and said coiled oxygen tube channel; and
wherein said string-tube clip loosely binds said anchor string to the oxygen tube.