Patent ID: 8985541
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B65H,F16M,H02G,H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable roller for retracting a coiled cable into a fixture wherein the fixture has a top surface and a bottom surface wherein the bottom surface is positioned opposite to the top surface, the cable roller comprising: a drum having a central axis, a length defined between a first end and a second end, a thickness defined between an internal diameter and an external diameter, a junction ring defined at an external circumference of the drum at a point between the first end of the drum and the second end of the drum, and a junction point along the junction ring; a mounting bracket having a wall defined by a top end and a bottom end wherein the wall is affixed to the junction point and further wherein the coiled cable encircles the drum and intersects the junction ring and further wherein the wall prevents overlap of the coiled cable; a first end cap having a length defined between a first end and a second end wherein the first end cap has a flange that extends radially from the first end of the first end cap wherein the second end of the first end cap has an external diameter that is less than the internal diameter of the drum wherein the second end of the first end cap inserts into the first end of the drum; and a sleeve around the drum between the first end of the drum and the junction point wherein the sleeve has an internal diameter that is greater than the external diameter of the drum wherein the sleeve rotates around the drum.