Self-storing cord and reel assemblies for shielded cables
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1. A retractable self-storing reel assembly for shielded and unshielded electrical cables comprising:
- a casing,a reel journaled for rotation in said casing,said reel comprising an integral hollow hub, the inner periphery of which comprises a cable terminating socket,a spring mounted within said casing to extend between said casing and said reel for rotatively biasing said reel in one direction,a ratchet means extending between the inside periphery of said casing and said reel for controlling the rotational movement of said reel in a second rotative direction opposite to said first rotative direction,one end of said hub providing an entranceway into said hub for the male end of an elongated first cable coaxially of said reel, and the outer periphery of said hub in said casing forming an opening for receiving one end of a second cable mountable on said reel for connection to and termination in said hub, andmeans providing an outlet in said casing for said second cable mountable on said reel in an area juxtapositioned to the peripery of said reel.
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Abstract
A retractable self-storing reel assembly for shielded and unshielded electrical cable employing a reel journaled in a casing having an integral hollow hub with one end of the hub providing an entranceway into the hub for the male end of an elongated cable coaxially of the reel and the outer periphery of the hub in the casing forming an opening for receiving one end of a cable mounted on the reel for connection to and termination in the hub. An outlet for the cable is provided in the casing in an area juxtapositioned to the periphery of the reel.
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1. A retractable self-storing reel assembly for shielded and unshielded electrical cables comprising:
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a casing, a reel journaled for rotation in said casing, said reel comprising an integral hollow hub, the inner periphery of which comprises a cable terminating socket, a spring mounted within said casing to extend between said casing and said reel for rotatively biasing said reel in one direction, a ratchet means extending between the inside periphery of said casing and said reel for controlling the rotational movement of said reel in a second rotative direction opposite to said first rotative direction, one end of said hub providing an entranceway into said hub for the male end of an elongated first cable coaxially of said reel, and the outer periphery of said hub in said casing forming an opening for receiving one end of a second cable mountable on said reel for connection to and termination in said hub, and means providing an outlet in said casing for said second cable mountable on said reel in an area juxtapositioned to the peripery of said reel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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