Patent ID: 8573527

Claim:
A device for paying out and retracting an electric power cord, comprising an electric motor and two driven cord winder members, the first cord winder member being a cord winding reel and the second member being a drive element for engaging the cord at a distance from the winding reel, wherein the motor can drive the drive element in two directions, wherein the motor is connected with driving force to the drive element by way of a slipper clutch and a one-way clutch such that said drive element can be driven by the motor in a retraction direction through the slipper clutch while said drive element can be driven by the motor in a payout direction through the one-way clutch and is therefore free to move in the payout direction at a speed lower than the driving speed caused by the motor, the lower speed of the drive element thereby determining the speed of the cord in the payout direction.