Patent ID: 7364109

Claim:
A cable reel, comprising: a casing, including a first external casing and a second external casing, said second external casing having a recess formed in a side thereof, a pivotal rod disposed in said recess, a movable latch member rotatably coupled to said pivotal rod, and a panel, said latch member having a ring disposed at one end thereof and a protrusion disposed on an opposing end, and extending therefrom toward said first external casing, said ring being disposed on said pivotal rod, and said panel covering a portion of said recess and overlaying said pivotal rod to capture said ring thereon; a turntable, being rotatably coupled to said casing and having a groove surrounding the surface of said turntable and an inclined guide groove and an arc indented groove being disposed proximate to said groove, and said arc groove being coupled to an end of said inclined guide groove; a volute spring, being accommodated in said turntable; and a cable, winding around the periphery of said turntable; thereby said latch member drives said protrusion to move in coordination with said inclined groove and said arc indented groove and fix said cable to its currently located position and prevent said cable from being retracted when said cable is pulled out, and said cable is pulled gently further to release said protrusion and automatically rewind said cable from the outside into said turntable.