Patent ID: 6502778
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A47L,B65H,H02G

Abstract:
An electric power cord retrieving mechanism for a vacuum cleaner, comprising:a cord reel rotatable in an unwind direction for paying-out a cord, and in a cord wind-up direction for winding up the cord; a brake normally urged to a reel-engaged position for preventing rotation of the reel in the cord wind-up direction, and movable to a reel-disengaged position for permitting rotation of the reel in the cord wind-up direction; a cord button displaceable by a manual force for moving the brake out of the reel-engaged position, a selector button mounted on the cord button and movable between a semi- automatic position wherein the brake returns to the reel-engaged position when the manual force is released from the cord button, and an automatic position wherein the brake remains in the reel-disengaged position when the manual force is released from the cord button; and an automatic releasing member operable when the selector button is in the automatic position, for automatically releasing the brake for return to the reel- engaged position in response to the cord reaching a fully wound-up state.