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US 9,540,200 B2Granted
Reel
OwnerPing-Chun Huanginventor
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Abstract
A retractable strap apparatus includes a reel, an axle and a strap. The reel includes a bore axially made therein, a flat face located by the bore, and a slot made therein along a secant line so that the bore is separated from the slot. The axle includes a flat face. The axle is inserted in the bore so that the flat face of the axle is in contact with the flat face of the reel so that the axle is rotatable together with the reel. The strap includes an end directed through the slot and connected to another portion of the strap.
Claims9
A retractable strap apparatus including:
- a reel including a bore axially made therein, a flat face formed next to the bore, and a slot separated from the bore;
- an axle including a flat face, wherein the axle is inserted in the bore so that the flat face of the axle is in contact with the flat face formed next to the bore of the reel so that the axle is rotatable together with the reel;
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- a strap including an intermediate portion inserted in the slot and two ends located out of the reel.
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A retractable strap apparatus including:
- a reel including a bore axially made therein, two flat faces formed next to the bore, and a slot separated from the bore;
- an axle including two flat faces, wherein the axle is inserted in the bore so that the flat faces of the axle are in contact with the flat faces formed next to the bore so that the axle is rotatable together with the reel;
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- a strap including an end directed through the slot and connected to another portion of the strap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.