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US 8,137,129 B2Granted
Vehicular retractable cable systems
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorDon Lenere Woods
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Abstract
A vehicular retractable cable system may include a housing and a cable assembly including a retract assembly with associated retractable cable. The cable has extended and retracted positions. A position setting assembly is associated with the cable assembly. The position setting assembly has a retract button, wherein when the cable is in an extended position and upon activation of the retract button, the cable moves toward the retracted position.
Claims18
A vehicular retractable cable system comprising:
- (a) a cable assembly comprising a retract assembly with associated retractable cable, the cable having extended and retracted positions;
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- (b) a position setting assembly associated with the cable assembly, the position setting assembly including a retract button and a catch lever actuated by the retract button, wherein upon a first activation of the retract button, the cable is free to move towards one of the extended position or the retracted position, and upon a second activation of the retract button, the catch lever locks the cable into one of a plurality of incrementally extending positions between the extended position and the retracted position and prevents the cable from extending or retracting.
A vehicular retractable cable system comprising:
- (a) a cable assembly comprising a retract assembly with associated retractable cable, the cable having extended and retracted positions;
- (b) a position setting assembly associated with the cable assembly, the position setting assembly having a retract button and a catch lever actuated by the retract button;
- wherein when the cable is in the extended position and upon a first activation of the retract button, the catch lever locks the cable into one of a plurality of incremental extending positions between the extended position and the retracted position, and prevents the cable from extending or retracting, and upon a second activation of the retract button, the cable is pulled towards the retracted position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a housing structure having an opening;
- a vehicular retractable cable system comprising:
- a housing located in the opening;
- a cable assembly comprising a retract assembly in the housing associated retractable cable, the cable having extended and retracted positions;
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- a position setting assembly associated with the cable assembly, the position setting assembly having a retract button and a catch lever actuated by the retract button;
- wherein when the cable is in the extended position and upon a first activation of the retract button, the catch lever locks the cable into one of a plurality of incremental extending positions between the extended position and the retracted position, and prevents the cable from extending or retracting;
- and upon a second activation of the retract button, the cable is pulled towards the retracted position and the housing structure.
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