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Nested cables and reel assembly

US6702077B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 2002
Grant dateMar 9, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G11/02
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The cord reel assembly (10) comprises a housing (12); a spool (14) mounted for rotation in the housing (12); an electrical component (15) carried by the spool (14); a first cable (16) having a first end connected to the electrical component (15), the first cable (16) being windable onto and off the spool (14), the first cable (16) having at least one longitudinal cavity (32); and cavity (32); and a second cable (22) having a first end connected to the electrical component (15), the second cable (22) being windable onto and and off the spool (14), the second cable (22) being releasably nested in the cavity (32) of the first cable (16) when when the two cables are co-wound together on the spool (14).

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