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Electrical cable retractor with quick disconnect hinge

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-24
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Granted: 1964-06-23
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Expires: 1982-04-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert W Navarro
  • 👤 Rajewski Ted

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 22:04
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/01; G03G15/0142; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/48; G03B17/50; H; H01; H01R; H01R35/00; H01R35/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 265 words
IN A CONSOLE HAVING ONE OR MORE REMOVABLE DRAWERS HOUSING ELECTRICAL SUBASSEMBLIES CONNECTED INTO THE MAIN WIRING CIRCUITS JOINED TO THE CONSOLE BY MEANS OF A CABLE TERMINATING IN AT LEAST ONE QUICK DISCONNECT PLUG JOINED TO SAID SUBASSEMBLIES, A CABLE RETRACTOR COMPRISING: SAID CABLE, A FIRST HINGED ARM ASSEMBLY JOINED TO THE REAR OF SAID DRAWER AND A SECOND HINGED ARM ASSEMBLY JOINED TO THE REAR INSIDE WALL OF SAID CONSOLE, SAID FIRST HINGED ARM ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A YOKE JOINED TO SAID DRAWER, A PIN PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED BY SAID YOKE, MEANS ON SAID YOKE AND SAID PIN FOR PERMITTING LATERAL DETACHMENT OF SAID PIN FROM SAID YOKE, AN ARM ATTACHING TO AND SUPPORTING AND GUIDING THE TERMINATING END OF SAID CABLE, SAID ARM BEING JOINED TO SAID PIN FOR ROTATION WITH SAID PIN, AND A TORSION SPRING SURROUNDING A PORTION OF SAID PIN AND HAVING HOOKED ENDS ONE OF WHICH ENGAGES SAID YOKE WITH THE OTHER END ENGAGING SAID ARM TO BIAS SAID ARM IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID DRAWER WHILE HOLDING SAID PIN IN THE OPERABLE POSITION IN SAID YOKE, SAID SECOND HINGED ARM ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A YOKE JOINED TO SAID CONSOLE, A PIN PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED BY SAID YOKE, AN ARM ATTACHING TO AND SUPPORTING AND GUIDING THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID CABLE, SAID ARM BEING JOINED TO SAID PIN FOR ROTATION WITH SAID PIN, AND A TORSION SPRING SURROUNDING A PORTION OF SAID PIN AND HAVING HOOKED ENDS ONE OF WHICH ENGAGES SAID YOKE WITH THE OTHER END ENGAGING SAID ARM TO BIAS SAID ARM IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID CONSOLE WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 265 words
IN A CONSOLE HAVING ONE OR MORE REMOVABLE DRAWERS HOUSING ELECTRICAL SUBASSEMBLIES CONNECTED INTO THE MAIN WIRING CIRCUITS JOINED TO THE CONSOLE BY MEANS OF A CABLE TERMINATING IN AT LEAST ONE QUICK DISCONNECT PLUG JOINED TO SAID SUBASSEMBLIES, A CABLE RETRACTOR COMPRISING: SAID CABLE, A FIRST HINGED ARM ASSEMBLY JOINED TO THE REAR OF SAID DRAWER AND A SECOND HINGED ARM ASSEMBLY JOINED TO THE REAR INSIDE WALL OF SAID CONSOLE, SAID FIRST HINGED ARM ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A YOKE JOINED TO SAID DRAWER, A PIN PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED BY SAID YOKE, MEANS ON SAID YOKE AND SAID PIN FOR PERMITTING LATERAL DETACHMENT OF SAID PIN FROM SAID YOKE, AN ARM ATTACHING TO AND SUPPORTING AND GUIDING THE TERMINATING END OF SAID CABLE, SAID ARM BEING JOINED TO SAID PIN FOR ROTATION WITH SAID PIN, AND A TORSION SPRING SURROUNDING A PORTION OF SAID PIN AND HAVING HOOKED ENDS ONE OF WHICH ENGAGES SAID YOKE WITH THE OTHER END ENGAGING SAID ARM TO BIAS SAID ARM IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID DRAWER WHILE HOLDING SAID PIN IN THE OPERABLE POSITION IN SAID YOKE, SAID SECOND HINGED ARM ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A YOKE JOINED TO SAID CONSOLE, A PIN PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED BY SAID YOKE, AN ARM ATTACHING TO AND SUPPORTING AND GUIDING THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID CABLE, SAID ARM BEING JOINED TO SAID PIN FOR ROTATION WITH SAID PIN, AND A TORSION SPRING SURROUNDING A PORTION OF SAID PIN AND HAVING HOOKED ENDS ONE OF WHICH ENGAGES SAID YOKE WITH THE OTHER END ENGAGING SAID ARM TO BIAS SAID ARM IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID CONSOLE WALL.

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