Retractable cord reel
First Claim
1. A reel assembly comprising:
- first and second flanges connected together,an electrical cord to be wound between said flanges, said cord having one end connected to said flanges and having a plurality of power conductors and a grounding conductor,a plurality of power supply leads and a grounding lead for appliances that utilize power,a stationary arbor, said arbor having one end with mounting means, a rigid supporting member, said mounting means connected to said rigid supporting member for providing full support for said arbor,means for rotatively mounting said first and second flanges coaxially on said arbor,a flat spiral electrically conductive spring having sufficient strength to retract said cord, said spring having an inner end with a turn about said arbor and an outer end connected to said first flange, said arbor having means to prevent rotation of said inner end as said spring is wound, said grounding lead for appliances electrically connected to said inner end of said spring, said grounding conductor of said electrical cord at said one end thereof connected to said outer end of said spring,a slip-ring assembly having a rotative portion secured to said flanges and electrically connected to said plurality of power conductors and a stationary portion secured to said rigid supporting member and electrically connected to said power supply leads, andratchet means connected between said flanges and said supporting member.
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Abstract
A reel assembly is especially adapted for winding an electrical service cord in either recreational or industrial vehicles. The reel has flanges rotatively mounted to an arbor, and only one end of the arbor is fastened to a rigid supporting member. The reel assembly therefore has one flange clear of any obstruction so that the electrical cord can be wound readily over the end of the reel to adjust tension, and the mounting provides easy assembly and disassembly. In a preferred embodiment, the reel is held on the arbor by a single fastener associated with a slip-ring assembly. A notched ratchet disk has protrusions adjacent its notches to cause a pawl to jump across the notches except at slow speeds. For safety, a grounding circuit is completed through a special conductive, retractive spring to eliminate open circuits sometimes encountered with usual sets of electrical contacts.
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6 Claims
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1. A reel assembly comprising:
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first and second flanges connected together, an electrical cord to be wound between said flanges, said cord having one end connected to said flanges and having a plurality of power conductors and a grounding conductor, a plurality of power supply leads and a grounding lead for appliances that utilize power, a stationary arbor, said arbor having one end with mounting means, a rigid supporting member, said mounting means connected to said rigid supporting member for providing full support for said arbor, means for rotatively mounting said first and second flanges coaxially on said arbor, a flat spiral electrically conductive spring having sufficient strength to retract said cord, said spring having an inner end with a turn about said arbor and an outer end connected to said first flange, said arbor having means to prevent rotation of said inner end as said spring is wound, said grounding lead for appliances electrically connected to said inner end of said spring, said grounding conductor of said electrical cord at said one end thereof connected to said outer end of said spring, a slip-ring assembly having a rotative portion secured to said flanges and electrically connected to said plurality of power conductors and a stationary portion secured to said rigid supporting member and electrically connected to said power supply leads, and ratchet means connected between said flanges and said supporting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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