Cable retractor
US4353518A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1980 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L3/015
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Cable retractor adapted to support and guide a slack portion of a cable connected between a stationary rack and a chassis which is slidable out of the rack. The cable retractor has brackets fixed to the moving chassis and to the rack, arms pivoted to each bracket and to a common pivot plate and standoffs to attach the slack portion of a cable to the arms so that a bend portion of the cable is positioned in spaced relation from the pivotal linkage between the first and second arms. The pivot plate linking the first and second arms has pivots which are suitably spaced to restrict the minimum bend radius of the slack portion of the cable.
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