Patent ID: 7496976
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A reel locking system, comprising: a reel arranged to collect a cord from an enclosure system; a ratchet drum having teeth, said ratchet drum being positioned proximate to said reel; a pawl assembly pivotally attached to said reel, said pawl assembly having a pawl arranged to move between an engaged position in which said pawl drivingly engages a tooth of said ratchet drum at a first contact point of said pawl and a ratchet position in which said pawl ratchets over said teeth, wherein said pawl further includes an extension extending from a surface away from said first contact point; and a lever attached to said reel, said lever being rotatable to lock said pawl in said engaged position and inhibit movement of said pawl to said ratchet position by engaging with at least said surface to inhibit rotational movement of said pawl away from said ratchet drum, and wherein said extension being used for inhibiting rotational movement of said lever when in said engaged position.