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Electric cord reel

Assignee: Vacuum Cleaner Corp of America
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Filing: 1961-05-26
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Granted: 1965-05-04
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Expires: 1981-05-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Meletti Adolph

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 13:17
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G11/00; H02G11/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 199 words
A CORD REEL INCLUDING A STATIONARILY FIXED ARBOR, TWO SEPARATE MOLDED NON-METALLIC CORD-FLANGE MEMBERS REVOLVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID ARBOR, EACH CORD-FLANGE MEMBER HAVING A RADIALLY EXTENDING CORD-CONFINING FLANGE INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CORD-FLANGE MEMBERS INCLUDING A HALLOW CORD-HUB INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND A CORD-PASSING OPENING THERETHROUGH, CORD-SNUBBING MEANS WITHIN SAID CORD-HUB AND INTEGRAL WITH ONE OF SAID CORDFLANGE MEMBERS FOR ANCHORING THE INNER END OF A CORD WOUND ON SAID CORD-HUB AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID CORDPASSAGE, COMPLEMENTARY INTER-NESTING MEANS ON SAID CORDHUB AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND ON THE OTHER CORD-FLANGE MEMBER AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH, FOR MAINTAINING SAID TWO CORD-FLANGE MEMBERS IN CO-AXIAL AND NON-REVOLABLE RELATION TO EACH OTHER, A SPIRAL SPRING DISPOSED IN PROXIMITY OF THE OUTER FACE OF ONE OF SAID CORD-CONFINING FLANGES AND HAVING ITS INNER END ANCHORED IN RELATION TO SAID ARBOR, AND A GENERALLY RADIALLY EXTENDING SHEET-METAL MEMBER ALONG THE OUTER SIDE OF SAID SPRING-SPIRAL, SAID SHEET-METAL MEMBER BEING SECURED TO SAID LAST-MENTIONED CORD-CONFINING FLANGE, RESILIENT SNAP-FASTENER MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SHEET-METAL MEMBER AND COMPLEMENTARY MEANS ON SAID LAST-MENTIONED CORD-CONFINING FLANGE FOR SECURING THE TWO TO EACH OTHER, SAID SPRING HAVING ITS OUTER END ANCHORED IN RELATION TO SAID LAST-MENTIONED CORD-CONFINING FLANGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 199 words
A CORD REEL INCLUDING A STATIONARILY FIXED ARBOR, TWO SEPARATE MOLDED NON-METALLIC CORD-FLANGE MEMBERS REVOLVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID ARBOR, EACH CORD-FLANGE MEMBER HAVING A RADIALLY EXTENDING CORD-CONFINING FLANGE INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CORD-FLANGE MEMBERS INCLUDING A HALLOW CORD-HUB INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND A CORD-PASSING OPENING THERETHROUGH, CORD-SNUBBING MEANS WITHIN SAID CORD-HUB AND INTEGRAL WITH ONE OF SAID CORDFLANGE MEMBERS FOR ANCHORING THE INNER END OF A CORD WOUND ON SAID CORD-HUB AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID CORDPASSAGE, COMPLEMENTARY INTER-NESTING MEANS ON SAID CORDHUB AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND ON THE OTHER CORD-FLANGE MEMBER AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH, FOR MAINTAINING SAID TWO CORD-FLANGE MEMBERS IN CO-AXIAL AND NON-REVOLABLE RELATION TO EACH OTHER, A SPIRAL SPRING DISPOSED IN PROXIMITY OF THE OUTER FACE OF ONE OF SAID CORD-CONFINING FLANGES AND HAVING ITS INNER END ANCHORED IN RELATION TO SAID ARBOR, AND A GENERALLY RADIALLY EXTENDING SHEET-METAL MEMBER ALONG THE OUTER SIDE OF SAID SPRING-SPIRAL, SAID SHEET-METAL MEMBER BEING SECURED TO SAID LAST-MENTIONED CORD-CONFINING FLANGE, RESILIENT SNAP-FASTENER MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SHEET-METAL MEMBER AND COMPLEMENTARY MEANS ON SAID LAST-MENTIONED CORD-CONFINING FLANGE FOR SECURING THE TWO TO EACH OTHER, SAID SPRING HAVING ITS OUTER END ANCHORED IN RELATION TO SAID LAST-MENTIONED CORD-CONFINING FLANGE.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-05-03 1968-11-02 1969-05-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-05-03 1972-11-02 1973-05-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-05-03 1976-11-02 1977-05-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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