Patent ID: 11873188
Assignee: GREAT STUFF, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An electrical cord reel assembly comprising:
a spool configured to wind and unwind an electrical cord therefrom;
a motor configured to rotate the spool to wind and unwind the electrical cord about the spool; and
a controller in electrical communication with the motor and the electrical cord, wherein the controller is configured to:
in response to an unwind command, place or maintain the electrical cord in a power off state;
in response to the unwind command, transmit an unwind signal to the motor to cause the motor to unwind the electrical cord from the spool; and
automatically place the electrical cord in a power on state based at least in part on an amount of rotation of the spool during the unwinding.