Rewinder device

• US 4,282,954 A
• Filed: 02/11/1980
• Issued: 08/11/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John O. Hill
• Original Assignee: John O. Hill
• Inventors: Hill, John O.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schacher, Richard A.
• Application Number:
  US06/120,704
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 191/12.2 R, 191/12.4, 339/5 RL, 339/119 C, 339/147 C, 242/96
• US Class Current: 191/12.4
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 11/02 using take-up reel or drum

Abstract

A hand reel for use in winding electrical extension cord utilizes a central casing having a grip handle portion extending outward from an uper end thereof. Cord is wound within the casing on a spool means. The spool means is comprised of hub portions mounted at opposed sides of the casing and rotatable relative to the casing. The hubs join together within the casing along mating spool surfaces integrally formed on the hubs. Cap elements are provided along the exterior surfaces of the hubs at opposed ends of the spool. Each cap element contains an electrical receptacle connected with an interior end of the extension cord. Bar handles are formed adjacent to circumferential edges of both hubs, affording ambidextrous rotation of the spool means.

Claims

1. A hand reel for electrical extension cord comprising:

a central, enclosed casing defining a hollow circular center,

a spool means for holding electrical extension cord comprised of circular hubs, said hubs having bearing surfaces fitted for rotation in opposed exterior ends of said casing center, and spool portions, said spool portions being integrally formed on said hubs and extending interiorly of said casing and said spool portions having mating inner surfaces for joining together within said casing,

means for mounting electrical receptacles on said hubs at opposed ends of said spool,

means for connecting said electrical receptacles with electrical extension cord contained in said spool means,

a first handle means formed on said central cylindrical casing, and

second handle means extending outward from each of said hub portions for rotating said spool means.

2. The reel according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one electrical extension cord wound about said mating spool portions.

3. The reel according to claim 2, wherein said connection means includes a central hollow space formed by said mating spool portions and in communication with terminal means for said electrical receptacles and at least one aperture in one of said spool portions through which an interior end of said at least one cord is threaded into said hollow space.

4. The hand reel according to claim 3, wherein said connection means further includes a clamp means for retaining said interior end of said cord threaded into said hollow space.

5. The reel according to claim 2, wherein said mounting means for said electrical receptacles comprises cap elements fitted in each said hub portion.

6. The reel according to claim 2, wherein said connection means includes at least one safety overload switch in series connection between an interior end of said at least one cord and said electrical receptacles.

7. The reel according to claim 1, wherein said casing and said spool means are made of plastic molded material.

8. The reel according to claim 1, wherein said inner mating spool portion surfaces contain screw thread passages.

9. The reel according to claim 1, wherein said casing is formed with a generally flat lower surface.

10. A hand reel assembly made of plastic material for containing electrical extension cord comprising:

a central enclosed casing defining a hollow circular center,

first and second spool members, each comprising a respective annular sidewall hub portion and a respective annular spool portion integral with and extending axially of said corresponding sidewall hub portion and of reduced diameter relative thereto,

said first and second spool portions extending interiorly of said casing center such that free ends thereof join together in contiguous relation,

said first and second sidewall hub portions fitted in opposed exterior ends of said casing center and having outer edge bearing surfaces for rotational engagement with corresponding edge surfaces on said casing,

connection means for connecting together said first and second spool portion free ends in said casing, and

means for mounting electrical receptacles on said first and second sidewall hub portions at opposed exterior ends of said casing center.

11. The reel assembly of claim 10, further comprising handle means extending outward from each of said first and second sidewall hub portions.

12. The reel assembly of claim 10, further comprising a generally radial passage through one of said first and second spool portions and a one-way gate means adjacent said radial passage for preventing extension cord extending radially inwardly through said radial passage from being pulled radially outwardly therefrom.

13. The reel assembly of claim 12, wherein said gate means comprises a ball member freely movable in a generally radial slot of increasing width in the radially inward direction.

14. The reel assembly of claim 10, wherein said connection means comprises screw passages extending through one spool portion and partially into the other spool portion.

15. The reel assembly of claim 10, wherein said means for mounting electrical receptacles comprises cap elements respectively fitted in said sidewall hub portions.

16. The reel assembly of claim 10, further comprising circuit-breaker means mounted adjacent one of said first and second spool portions, said circuit breaker means adapted for in series electrical connection between said electrical receptacles and an interior end of extension cord.