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US 5,700,150 AGranted
Electrical outlet type extension cord reel with auxiliary outlet
OwnerAurele Morininventor
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The apparatus is a stackable electrical outlet connector type extension cord reel comprising a body, means extending from the back of said body to secure it onto a duplex electrical wall outlet receptacle by contact with each one of the electrical contacts thereof, means to allow electrical connection of appliances or to carry additional reels on the frontal face of said body, a pulley revolvably positioned on said body and carrying a length of extension cord and provided with means to manually rotate said pulley to rewind said extension cord, a circular cover revolvably assembled on said pulley, the periphery of said cover being provided with an opening through which the extension cord exits the housing of the reel.
An electrical device for connection to an electrical wall outlet, comprising housing means having at least one set of electrical prongs extending rearwardly therefrom for insertion into the wall outlet for detachably mounting said electrical device to the wall outlet, one electrical socket being fixedly provided in a front surface of said housing means for each said set of electrical prongs and being electrically coupled to said electrical prongs, and an electrical extension cord electrically connected to said electrical prongs and displaceable between a retracted and an extended position relative to said housing means, said electrical socket being adapted for receiving the electrical prongs of another similar electrical device in a stacked relationship, whereby a desired number of additional extension cords can be added to the wall outlet by matingly connecting an appropriate number of said electrical devices.
An electrical device for connection to an electrical wall outlet, comprising housing means having at least one set of electrical prongs extending rearwardly therefrom for insertion into the wall outlet for detachably mounting said electrical device to the wall outlet, one electrical socket being fixedly provided in a front surface of said housing means for each said set of electrical prongs and being electrically coupled to said electrical prongs, and reel means with an electrical extension cord wound therearound, said reel means being rotatably mounted around said housing means, said extension cord being electrically connected to said electrical prongs and being displaceable between a retracted and an extended position relative to said reel means, said electrical socket being located inwardly of said reel means thereby providing a single compact connection device.
An electrical device for detachable connection to an electrical duplex wall outlet, comprising hub means having front and rear surfaces, electrical male connection means protruding from said rear surface and comprising two sets of electrical prongs for insertion in the duplex wall outlet, said front surface of said hub means comprising a pair of socket means electrically coupled to said male connection means and adapted to receive the two set of electrical prongs of another identical electrical device simultaneously, electrical conductive means being provided in said hub means, reel means rotatably mounted on said hub means, said reel means having contact means adapted to cooperate with said conductive means to continuously electrically couple said reel means to said male connection means, and an electrical extension cord wound around said reel means, said electrical extension cord being electrically connected to said contact means such that it can be selectively unwound from said reel means for providing electrical power at locations remote from the wall outlet, whereby said electrical device is compact.
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