Nested cables and reel assembly
AssigneeRestech, Inc.
InventorRichard E. Skowronski
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Abstract
The cord reel assembly (10) comprises a housing (12); a spool (14) mounted for rotation in the housing (12); an electrical component (15) carried by the spool (14); a first cable (16) having a first end connected to the electrical component (15), the first cable (16) being windable onto and off the spool (14), the first cable (16) having at least one longitudinal cavity (32); and cavity (32); and a second cable (22) having a first end connected to the electrical component (15), the second cable (22) being windable onto and and off the spool (14), the second cable (22) being releasably nested in the cavity (32) of the first cable (16) when when the two cables are co-wound together on the spool (14).
Claims23
A retractable cord reel assembly, comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a spool rotazably mounted in said housing;
- c) a first cable at least partly carried by said spool;
- d) a second cable, separate from said first cable, at least partly carried by said spool;
- and
- e) means for releasably coupling said first cable to said second cable when said first and second cables are co-wound together onto and off of said spool.
A retractable cord reel assembly comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a spool mounted for rotation in said housing;
- c) an electrical component carried by said spool;
- d) a first cable having a first end connected to said electrical component, said first cable being windable onto and off of said spool, said first cable having a longitudinal cavity;
- and
- e) a second cable having a first end connected to said electrical component, said second cable being windable onto and off of said spool, said second cable being releasably nested in said cavity of said first cable when said cables are co-wound on said spool.
A retractable cord reel assembly, comprising:
- a) a spool;
- b) a first cable having a plurality of conductors and at least one longitudinal cavity formed in said cable, said first cable at least partly carried by said spool;
- c) a second cable at least partly carried by said spool;
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- d) a housing, said spool being rotatably mounted in said housing and having at least one guide member mounted on said housing for guiding said second cable to nest into said cavity in said first cable on retraction of said cables onto said spool.
A retractable cord reel assembly, comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a spool rotatably mounted in said housing;
- c) a first cable having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a first longitudinal groove on said top surface and a second longitudinal groove on said bottom surface, said first and second longitudinal grooves being aligned to form a cavity between adjacent windings of said first cable;
- and
- d) a second cable releasably nested in said cavity when said first and second cables are co-wound together onto and off of said spool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.