Patent ID: 6446898
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B65H,H02G,H04M

Abstract:
A wire collector comprising:a) a shell including first and second shell bodies bounding an interior space, and having front and rear slots communicating with the interior space; b) a reel rotatably mounted in the interior space and including first and second reel bodies attached together and a central jack post passing through the first and second reel bodies, the first reel body having a column extending therefrom adjacent to the central jack post so as to form a space between the column and central jack post, the second reel body having an annular rib extending therefrom with a long slot therethrough; c) a communication wire including a first end portion passing through the first reel body, through the space between the central jack post and the column, wound around the central jack post and the column, and passing out of the shell through the rear slot, and a second end portion passing out of the shell through the front slot; d) a fixing element mounted in the shell and having a pivot axle extending therefrom; and, e) a coiled torsion spring pivotally mounted on the pivot axle and having an end engaging the long slot in the annular wall to apply a retracting force to the reel when one of the ends of the communication wire is pulled out fo the shell the coiled torsion spring having a center which is not coaxial with the jack post.