Patent ID: 7364110

Claim:
A cable apparatus for use in connecting electronic apparatuses, comprising: a chassis housing a cable with connector unit connected to the electronic apparatuses; a winding mechanism winding and housing the cable within the chassis, wherein the winding mechanism includes a winding frame to wind the cable; and an operation unit applying a turning force to the winding frame and allowing the winding frame to wind the cable, wherein the winding frame includes a winding core winding the cable, wherein the operation unit includes a plurality of interlock portions retractably and extendably inserted into the winding core of the winding frame, and the operation unit is configured wherein the interlock portions retract from or extend toward the winding core to be pulled up from or pushed down toward the chassis side, wherein a clutch portion is disposed between the interlock portions and the winding core, wherein the clutch portion allows the interlock portions to engage the winding core if the operation unit is pulled up from the chassis, and wherein the clutch portion allows the interlock portions to disengage the winding core if the operation unit is pushed down, and wherein when the winding core of the winding frame is engaged with the operation unit by the clutch portion, the winding mechanism winds the cable via the turning force applied to the operation unit.