US 2024/0097424 A1 · Self-Retractable Wire Reel

Abstract

A self-retractable wire reel for supplying electrical contacts to electronic devices. The self-retractable wire reel includes a housing having a drum positioned between a pair of brackets that rotates relative to the brackets. A wire threaded through a slot in one of the brackets to access an inner spool area and passes through a drum aperture to be wound about a sidewall of an outer spool area. A spring is engaged with the drum such that the drum is biased in a first direction. In a first direction, the drum causes an outfeed section of the wire to retract towards the housing. As the outfeed section of the wire is pulled away from the housing in an extended configuration, the infeed section of the wire leading from the external power source experiences a tensioning force on the wire.

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Dependent claims

A self-retractable wire reel, comprising:

a housing having a first bracket removably joined with a second bracket spaced at an interval;
wherein a drum is positioned between the first and second brackets;
a drum including a base having a sidewall extend around a perimeter thereof, wherein the sidewall forms an inner spool area adapted to receive a wire;
wherein the drum is adapted to rotate independently from the first and second brackets;
wherein the drum comprises an outer spool area formed by an exterior side of the sidewall, wherein the outer spool area is adapted to receive the wire therearound, wherein the wire passes through a drum aperture from the inner spool area;
a spring engaged with the drum such that the drum is biased in a first direction.

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Self-Retractable Wire Reel

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Abstract

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