US 5,669,571 A · Electrical cord storage and dispensing organizer

Abstract

An electrical cord storage and dispensing organizer is disclosed for gathering the exiting excess cords of an existing computer, thereby making the appearance around the computer's area neat and organized. Constructed mainly of plastic materials, the present organizer has rectangular shaped housing, and opens in a similar fashion to that of a briefcase. The housing contains a cordwheel, coilspring, lock button, lock spindle, compression spring, latch, and hinges. To use the present invention the latch of the top of the organizer's housing is released and the sides are moved apart in opposite directions. Turning the cordwheel approximately one turn for every foot of cord that needs to be stored within the unit will provide sufficient tension to retract the cord. A lock button holds the cordwheel with coilspring compressed. Taking a computer cord, either power or communication, and double it in half, it is then wrapped around the cord loop and close the unit. The two ends of the cord will extend from inside the box through the cord hole situated in the top of the unit. Then, a user simply pulls slightly on the cord, releasing the tension off the lock button, and retracting only the desired amount of cord.

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Dependent claims

An electrical cord storage and dispensing organizer comprising:

a split storage container, said split storage container having a first half connected to a second half via a hinge and forming an interior space;
a shaft, said shaft mounted centrally within said storage container;
a cordwheel mounted rotatingly about said shaft;
a lock spindle connected to said cordwheel, said lock spindle defining a plurality of circumferentially arrayed locking holes;
a coilspring connecting said cordwheel to said shaft in a manner such as to cause a spinning tension upon said cordwheel;
a returnable wheel lock button for engaging with any said locking hole and for resisting said spinning tension caused by said coil spring upon said cordwheel;
and
a cordhole penetrating said storage container for providing an entrance to or exit conduit from the interior of said storage container.

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An electrical cord storage and dispensing organizer comprising:

a housing an outer surface and defining an interior space;
an opening in said outer surface for prodding access to said interior space;
cord storage means mounted within said housing for storing wound electrical type cords;
spinning means mounted to said cord storage means for imparting a spinning tension to said cord storage means;
locking means accessible from said outer surface for engaging with said cord storage means and for opposing said spinning tension from said spinning means;
said housing comprising a left housing having a plurality of faces, said left housing forming an open first penetration within at least one said face;
said housing further comprising a right housing having a plurality of faces, said right housing forming an open second penetration within at least one said face;
said housing further comprising a latch connecting, securing, and closing said right housing to said left housing;
and
said housing further comprising a hinge firmly connecting said left housing to said right housing in an aligned manner.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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