A cable retractor, comprising: a housing forming an internal chamber; a first drum within said chamber, said first drum including a stationary outer surface about which a portion of the cable can be wrapped; a rotatable frame within said chamber; a plurality of rollers mounted on said rotatable frame, said rollers collectively forming a second drum that rotates about said first drum upon rotation of said frame, each of said rollers capable of rotating about its own roller axis; wherein the cable retractor is configured to have a portion of a length of cable fixedly connected to said housing, and wherein the width of the first drum and the rollers and the spacing between them are configured such that, upon rotation of said frame in said one direction, said cable is retracted into said housing and wrapped in multiple side-by-side wraps (16a, 16b, 16c) about at least one of the first drum and the second drum, characterized in that: the cable retractor comprises a spring connected to said housing and said frame for biasing said frame to rotate in one direction; the cable retractor comprises a latch mechanism connected to said housing and said frame for selectively preventing said frame from rotation; the width of the first drum and the rollers and the spacing between them are configured such that, upon rotation of said frame in said one direction, said cable is retracted into said housing and wrapped in multiple overlapping layers (16d, 16e, 16f) about said at least one of the first drum and the second drum; and said housing includes a track extending outwardly from a wall of said housing, and a portion of each of said rollers engages said track during rotation of said frame, said engagement urging said rollers to rotate about said roller axes. a housing forming an internal chamber; a first drum within said chamber, said first drum including a stationary outer surface about which a portion of the cable can be wrapped; a rotatable frame within said chamber; a plurality of rollers mounted on said rotatable frame, said rollers collectively forming a second drum that rotates about said first drum upon rotation of said frame, each of said rollers capable of rotating about its own roller axis; wherein the cable retractor is configured to have a portion of a length of cable fixedly connected to said housing, and wherein the width of the first drum and the rollers and the spacing between them are configured such that, upon rotation of said frame in said one direction, said cable is retracted into said housing and wrapped in multiple side-by-side wraps (16a, 16b, 16c) about at least one of the first drum and the second drum, characterized in that: the cable retractor comprises a spring connected to said housing and said frame for biasing said frame to rotate in one direction; the cable retractor comprises a latch mechanism connected to said housing and said frame for selectively preventing said frame from rotation; the width of the first drum and the rollers and the spacing between them are configured such that, upon rotation of said frame in said one direction, said cable is retracted into said housing and wrapped in multiple overlapping layers (16d, 16e, 16f) about said at least one of the first drum and the second drum; and said housing includes a track extending outwardly from a wall of said housing, and a portion of each of said rollers engages said track during rotation of said frame, said engagement urging said rollers to rotate about said roller axes. the cable retractor comprises a spring connected to said housing and said frame for biasing said frame to rotate in one direction; the cable retractor comprises a latch mechanism connected to said housing and said frame for selectively preventing said frame from rotation; the width of the first drum and the rollers and the spacing between them are configured such that, upon rotation of said frame in said one direction, said cable is retracted into said housing and wrapped in multiple overlapping layers (16d, 16e, 16f) about said at least one of the first drum and the second drum; and said housing includes a track extending outwardly from a wall of said housing, and a portion of each of said rollers engages said track during rotation of said frame, said engagement urging said rollers to rotate about said roller axes.