Cable coiling apparatus
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1. A coiling apparatus, comprising:
- a main body comprising;
a base having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface with a perimeter side surface extending therebetween;
a top cap having a perimeter channel formed thereon; and
a central post extending from the top surface of the base to the top cap; and
a resilient cover comprising;
a top surface and an opposing bottom surface extending radially between an inner edge and a perimeter outer edge; and
an inner lip projecting from the inner edge, the inner lip bounding an aperture extending completely through the cover, the inner lip being received within the channel of the top cap so as to secure the cover to the top cap, the cover being movable between a first position in which the inner surface of the cover has a substantially concave shape so that the cover presses against the base, and an inverted second position in which the inner surface of the cover has a substantially convex shape so that the central post is freely exposed.
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Abstract
A cable coiling apparatus includes a main body and a resilient cover. The main body has a base and a top cap with a central post extending therebetween. The cover has a top surface and an opposing bottom surface with an outer lip formed along a perimeter outer edge and an inner lip projecting from an inner edge, the inner lip being received within a channel of the top cap so as to secure the cover to the top cap. The cover is movable between a first position in which the cover has a substantially concave shape so that the outer lip presses against the base, and a second position in which the cover has a substantially convex shape so that the central post is freely exposed.
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15 Claims
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1. A coiling apparatus, comprising:
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a main body comprising; a base having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface with a perimeter side surface extending therebetween; a top cap having a perimeter channel formed thereon; and a central post extending from the top surface of the base to the top cap; and a resilient cover comprising; a top surface and an opposing bottom surface extending radially between an inner edge and a perimeter outer edge; and an inner lip projecting from the inner edge, the inner lip bounding an aperture extending completely through the cover, the inner lip being received within the channel of the top cap so as to secure the cover to the top cap, the cover being movable between a first position in which the inner surface of the cover has a substantially concave shape so that the cover presses against the base, and an inverted second position in which the inner surface of the cover has a substantially convex shape so that the central post is freely exposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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moving a cover of a cable coiling apparatus; from a closed position, in which an outer lip formed at a perimeter outer edge of the cover presses against a groove formed in a main body of the cable coiling apparatus to bound an enclosed chamber having a post positioned therein, to an open position, in which the cover is inverted so as to expose the post, the cover having an inner edge being received within a channel formed on a top cap of the main body; winding a cable around the post; and moving the cover from the open position to the closed position to again bound the enclosed chamber, the cable being positioned completely within the enclosed chamber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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