Patent ID: 6305632
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B65H,H04M

Abstract:
A telecommunications cord reel comprised of a housing internally containing a reel, a rewinding mechanism, such that the said rewinding mechanism is capable constantly exerting a fixed and, furthermore, appropriate degree of elastic force to retract the telecommunications cord around the said reel, wherein:the said housing consists of an upper case half and lower case half that are assembled together; an opening is formed in a side wall of the said upper case half and an opening is formed in a side wall of the said lower case half, with the said two openings constituting staggered interlocking fixtures;the said reel consists of an upper reel plate and a lower reel plate; a shaft sleeve and a through-hole are formed in the center at a top end of the said upper reel plate as well as an upper annular wall around the said shaft sleeve; the said lower reel plate has a shaft column and insertion notches extending from top and bottom ends of said lower reel plate; an annular wall is formed around the said shaft column extending from the surface of the top end; and a lower annular wall is formed around the said shaft column extending from the surface of the bottom end;in the said rewinding mechanism, a torsion spring is hooked to the said annular wall of said lower reel plate of the said reel and the other end is movably hinged to a connecting rod on said housing;the said telecommunications cord is a flat arrangement of conductors having a plug and a stop block installed at both front and rear ends and, furthermore, the front and rear ends are wound in the same direction around the upper and lower annular walls of the said reel;when the said structure is utilized, the said telecommunications cord is first installed to and wound around the said reel, then the said reel and the said rewinding mechanism are sequentially installed inside the said housing, wherein the front and rear ends of the said telecommunications cord are respectively inserted into the said two openings such that the said telecommunications cord is readily pulled out of the said two openings for utilization or the retractile tension of the said rewinding mechanism rotates the said reel in the opposite direction such that the said telecommunications cord extending from the said housing is rewound back in; as such, the telecommunications cord reel herein is capable of rewinding and neatly storing the said telecommunications cord, thereby preventing confusing disarray in an operation that is simple and expedient.