Gravity-driven cable retractor

A cord retractor for a modular tabletop enclosure, comprising:

• retractor channel enclosure forming a an interior channel, the enclosure having a top and a bottom, wherein said top has an opening having one or more retractor channel enclosure locking tabs for interlocking with a flip-top frame;
• a first enclosure cable pulley guide rail secured to said interior channel of said retractor channel enclosure, said first enclosure cable pulley guide rail providing a vertical channel;
• a retractor enclosure cover having an second interior surface, said second interior surface having a second enclosure cable pulley guide rail secured thereon, said second enclosure cable pulley guide rail providing a vertical channel, wherein said first enclosure cable pulley guide rail and second enclosure cable pulley guide rail are opposing and run parallel to each other,
• a cable pulley rotatable about a first axis, wherein one side of said cable pulley rides within said first enclosure cable pulley guide rail and the other side rides within said second enclosure cable pulley guide rail;
• a weighted disk rotatable about said first axis while secured to said cable pulley for adding additional weight to said cable pulley;
• a gravity retractor cable having an intermediate storage section, wherein one end of the storage section is fixed to said top of retractor channel enclosure and the other end of the storage section comprising a free end which extends outwardly from said top of retractor channel enclosure, the cord storage section being at passed under said cable pulley, wherein the gravitational weight of said cable pulley biases said gravity retractor cable to retract into said a retractor enclosure.

A modular tabletop enclosure for housing one or more retractor module inserts comprising:

• a housing back;
• a profile guide rail mounted to said housing back, whereby said profile guide rail provides a vertical channel,
• a rack gear mounted to said housing back;
• a lid assembly comprised of a lid and a lid carrier, wherein said lid is pivotally secured to a lid carrier with a hinge pin positioned through a torsion spring, said torsion spring being tensioned to springably bias said lid to stand parallel with said lid carrier;
• a linear guide carriage mounted to said lid carrier for slidably engaging within said vertical channel of said profile guide rail,
• a rotary damper mounted to rear of said lid carrier to provide linear dampening by rotatably engaging along the length of said rack gear;
• a frame secured to said housing back to form an enclosed area having a plurality of frame locking slots for receiving one or more retractor channel enclosure locking tabs;
• a module guide having a plurality of module rail groves for mating with a module rail of said one or more module inserts;
• a door guide block attached to each top rear surface of said frame for allowing said lid assembly to recess only after it is fully extended and parallel to said lid, and for slidably engaging lid during its recess into said modular tabletop enclosure;
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• a retractor module insert having bottom and top, said bottom comprising a retractor module insert door.

A tabletop enclosure for recessed installation into a hole cut out from a table work surface, said tabletop enclosure comprising:

• a housing back having a profile guide rail and a rack gear are secured to said housing back;
• a lid assembly comprising a lid that is pivotally secured to a lid carrier with a hinge pin, a torsion spring concentrically disposed about said hinge pin, said torsion spring being springably tensioned between said lid and said lid carrier, whereby said lid is constantly biased to pivot open parallel to said lid carrier, said lid assembly further comprising a linear guide carriage secured to said lid carrier and rotary damper secured to said lid carrier;
• a frame for housing for one or more module inserts, said frame having two or more module guides each having a plurality of module rail groves for receiving a module rail of said one or more module inserts;
• said frame further comprising a left door guide block and a right door guide block, wherein said left door guide block provides a gliding surface for the left side of lid and said right door guide block provides a gliding surface for the right side of lid, whereby both door guide blocks permit said lid assembly to recess only when said lid is parallel to said lid carrier and thereafter slidably engaging side channels disposed along each side of said lid during recess into said tabletop enclosure;
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• a bezel.