Patent ID: 6273225
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B65H,F21L,H02G

Abstract:
A multipurpose wire winding device for winding an electric wire thereon and supplying electric power from a power supply of a vehicle to a variety of target equipment, comprising:a hollow cylindrical fixed housing;a rotary drum coaxial and rotatably set within said housing for winding the electric wire around a hub thereof;a cover mounted to an open end of said housing so as to close said open end to prevent an unexpected removal of said rotary drum from the housing;a circular plate coaxially mounted to said rotary drum at a position outside said cover;a handle provided on an outside surface of said circular plate at an edge of the plate and used for allowing a user to manually rotate the circular plate along with said rotary drum, thus winding or unwinding the wire;a plug attached to an outside end of the electric wire and selectively connected to the power supply of the vehicle;a lighting unit provided on the fixed housing and activated by the electric power supplied from the power supply through the electric wire, thus emitting light;a power leading unit provided on said fixed housing and used for supplying the electric power from the electric wire to a target equipment; anda power connecting unit maintaining an electrical connection between the electric wire and both the lightning unit and the power leading unit regardless of a rotating action of the rotary drum within the fixed housing.