Patent ID: 6082656
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B65H,H04M

Abstract:
A cord retraction assembly with a self-disabling locking mechanism for retracting a cord comprising:a) a reel for winding and retracting said cord;b) a biasing member for rotating said reel so as to retract and wind said cord onto said reel;c) a catch element having a one-way locking mechanism, said catch element movable between engaged and disengaged positions adapted to prevent retraction of said cord in the engaged position and to allow retraction of said cord in the disengaged position; andd) an interlock engaged by said cord as the cord is retracted and wound onto said reel and responsive to accumulation of said cord on said reel to hold said catch element in the disengaged position when the cord is retracted, and operative to permit return of the catch element to the engaged position as the cord is unwound from the reel.