Extendible and retractable lead
AssigneeHarry Irving & Company Limited
InventorAndy Irving
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Abstract
An extendible and retractable lead that can be extended or retracted and locked in position in a single action. The lead comprises a casing (4) housing a reel (14), a lead windable about the reel, the casing having an outlet (8) for passage of the lead and further comprising a moveable member (12) for engagement and disengagement with the reel, a part (32) of the moveable member being engageable with a retainer (52) on movement of the member towards the reel to lock the member against the reel in a single action.
Claims26
An extendible and retractable lead comprising a casing housing a reel, a lead windable about the reel and a retainer, the casing having an outlet for passage of the lead and further comprising a moveable member for engagement and disengagement with the reel, said moveable member having a hinged latch engageable with the retainer, said hinged latch alternately engaging with or disengaging from said retainer on movement of the member towards the reel, thereby alternately locking and unlocking the member against the reel in a single action.
An extendible and retractable lead comprising a casing housing a reel, a lead windable about the reel and a retainer, the casing having an outlet for passage of the lead and further comprising a moveable member for engagement and dis-engagement with the reel, the moveable member having side arms and a resiliently deformable latch, whereby movement of the member towards the reel causes the latch to engage with the retainer and thereby lock the side arms of the member against the reel.
An extendible and retractable lead comprising a casing housing a reel, a lead windable about the reel and a retainer, the casing having an outlet for passage of the lead and further comprising a moveable member for engagement and disengagement with the reel, said moveable member having a hinged latch engageable with the retainer on movement of the member towards the reel, thereby locking the member against the reel in a single action, further wherein the retainer is a C-shaped catch provided within the casing, the back part of the retainer being closest to the part of the moveable member that engages therewith when the moveable member is disengaged from the reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.