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US 9,793,699 B2Granted
Automated cord reel apparatus
OwnerSung Yol Yuninventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure is of an automated cord reel apparatus comprising a housing; an electrical cord accommodated into the housing with one end of the electrical cord being mounted with a plug member connected to a wall receptacle and the other end of the electrical cord being mounted with an extension socket; and an electric cord unwinding/winding device for unwinding or winding the electric cord in response to a user option, wherein the electric cord, a motor adjusting a rotation direction of the guide unit, and a switch mounted at the extension socket to turn on/off and forwardly/backwardly rotate the motor.
Claims5
A cord reel apparatus comprising:
- a housing provided in a cylindrical shape;
- an electrical cord accommodated into the housing, one end of said electrical cord being mounted with a plug member connected to a wall receptacle and the other end of said electrical cord being mounted with an extension socket;
- an electric cord winding/unwinding device for winding or unwinding said electrical cord in response to a user option wherein said electric cord unwinding/winding device includes a guide unit guiding the winding/unwinding of said electrical cord;
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- a motor that adjusts the rotation direction of said guide unit, and a switch mounted at said extension socket to turn on/off and forwardly/backwardly rotate said motor,
- wherein said guide unit further comprises:
- a conically shaped guide member fixed to the housing and centrally protruded from said housing to taper toward an upper side;
- a plurality of idle roller members arranged on an unwinding/winding path of said electrical cord;
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- a main roller member gripping said electrical cord using at least one or more idle roller members and connected to the motor to receive power from the motor.
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