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US 6,281,441 B1Granted
Retractable system for electrical harness wire
AssigneeUnverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsMichael D. Van Mill, Philip J. Kenkel
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Abstract
A retractable harness system for an electrical wire having a slidable harness wire pulley, an elastic cord pulley, and an elastic cord. The slidable harness wire pulley places a rearward tension on the harness wire while allowing the harness wire to be extended and retracted from the front portion of an elongate support member. A clamp is provided capable of clamping the harness wire in fixed relation to the elongate support member, and capable of being released to allow extension and retraction of the harness wire.
Claims9
A retractable system for a harness wire comprising:
- a slidable harness wire pulley affixed to an elongate support member, and capable of sliding in relation to said elongate support member;
- an elastic cord pulley fixed to a front portion of said elongate support member;
- an elastic cord having a first end fixed to said front portion of said elongate support member and having a second end fixed to said slidable harness wire pulley, and having a first length extending from said front portion of said elongate support member to said elastic cord pulley, passing around said elastic cord pulley, and having a second length extending between said elastic cord pulley and said slidable harness wire pulley, wherein said elastic cord urges said slidable harness wire pulley toward said rear portion of said elongate support member;
- a harness wire, having a first length extending from said rear portion of said elongate support member to said front portion of said elongate support member, and being fixed to said front portion of said elongate support member, having a second length extending from said front portion of said elongate support member to said slidable harness wire pulley, passing around said slidable harness wire pulley, and having a third length extending from said slidable harness wire pulley to said front portion of said elongate support member, wherein said slidable harness wire pulley places a rearward tension on said harness wire while allowing said harness wire to be extended and retracted from said front portion of said elongate support member;
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- a clamp capable of clamping said harness wire in fixed relation to said elongate support member, and capable of being released to allow extension and retraction of said harness wire.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.