Patent ID: 6035983
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B60L,B65H,H02G,Y02T

Abstract:
A power cord dispensing apparatus comprising, in combination:a pair of vertically oriented dove-tail brackets each having a pair of countersunk bores formed therein for being screwably coupled to an inner face of a vertical recipient surface, each bracket further including a widened bottom;an interior housing with a square configuration having a top face, a bottom face, a front face, a rear face and a pair of side faces thereby defining an interior space, the front face having a pair of vertically oriented parallel dove tail slots formed therein for releasably receiving the brackets such that the interior housing rests on the widened bottoms thereof, wherein the front face of the interior housing resides on the inner face of the vertical recipient surface;an exterior housing including an open rear face mounted on an exterior face of the vertical recipient surface and a front face with a cut out formed therein with a periphery having a plurality of bristles coupled thereto and extending inwardly therefrom for covering the cut out, the front face of the exterior housing further including a lid with a periphery having an inwardly extending lip integrally coupled thereto with a rubber seal formed thereon, the lid pivotally coupled at a top edge thereof over the front face of the exterior housing for selectively covering the same;a cord assembly including a horizontally oriented spool rotatably coupled between the side faces of the interior housing within the interior space thereof and having a spring associated therewith, the cord including an inboard end coupled to the spool and further electrically connected to a power source and an outboard end with a female adapter coupled thereto, wherein the outboard end of the cord is situated through a bore formed in the rear face of the interior housing, an aperture formed in the vertical recipient surface, and the cut out of the exterior housing for being selectively dispensed; anda toggle switch mounted on the top face of the interior housing adjacent to the rear face thereof, the toggle switch connected between the cord and the power source for selectively precluding power from being supplied to the female adapter.