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Cable holder

US4466581A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 15, 1983
Grant dateAug 21, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 15, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H75/4471
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A portable device for reeling in and paying out cables, such as jumper cables, which includes a casing, a pair of annular housing elements mounted for rotation relative to the casing, each of the annular housing elements having central hub portions which abut and are locked together for joint rotation. A groove is provided between the abutting faces of the hub portions in which there is received the central portion of each of the two jumper cables or the like. These cables are held together in the groove in clamped relation. Openings are provided in opposite sides of the casing for cables entering and leaving the casing, and suitable anchoring means may be provided in the interior of the casing to lock the clips on the ends of the cables interiorly of the casing to prevent dangling.

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