Patent ID: 6540168
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B65H,D06F

Abstract:
A retractable cord assembly for a cord comprising:a front housing having a rearwardly-extending axle; a rear housing fastened to said front housing; a spool for receiving turns of said cord, said assembly having a first cord-receiving cavity section which is sufficiently narrow that, upon rotation of said spool in a direction to cause the cord to be wound, the winding of turns of the cord is so controlled that each turn of the cord wound in said first section is wound directly over the preceding turn and a second cord-receiving cavity section which is sufficiently wide that, upon continued rotation of said spool in said direction to cause the cord to he wound, the cord enters said second cavity and is randomly wound on said spool in said second cavity, and an intermediate plate separating said first section from said second section.