Cord winding structure

Claim 1

IN A CORDWINDER HAVING A REEL WHICH IS ROTATED IN ONE DIRECTION IN RESPONSE TO THE UNWINDING OF AN ELECTRIC CORD THEREFROM AND WHICH IS CONTINUOUSLY URGED TO ROTATE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FOR REWINDING THE CORD ON THE REEL; A BRAKING DEVICE COMPRISING MEANS ON THE REEL DEFINING A RADIALLY INWARD FACING, ANNULAR DRUM SURFACE CONCENTRIC WITH THE AXIS OF RORATION OF THE REEL, A BRIDGE MEMBER, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID BRIDGE MEMBER FOR TURNING MOVEMENT ABOUT SAID REEL AXIS, BRAKE MEMBERS MOUNTED ON SAID BRIDGE MEMBER FOR ROCKING RELATIVE TO THE LATTER ABOUT AXES RADIALLY REMOVED FROM SAID AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID REEL, EACH OF SAID BRAKE MEMBERS HAVINGA BRAKING SURFACE MOVED INTO FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DRUM SURFACE TO RESIST ROTATION OF THE REEL IN SAID OPPOSITE DIRECTION UPON ROCKING OF THE BRAKE MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE BRIDGE MEMBER ALSO IN SAID OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SPRING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BRIDGE MEMBER AND TURNABLE THEREWITH FOR URGING EACH OF SAID BRAKE MEMBERS TO ROCK ABOUT ITS RADIALLY REMOVED AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID BRIDGE MEMBER IN SAID OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND STATIONARY STOP MEMBERS WHICH ARE ENGAGEABLY BY SAID BRAKE MEMBERS UPON TURNING OF SAID BRIDGE MEMBERS IN SAID OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO CAUSE ROCKING OF SAID BRAKE MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR RADIALLY REMOVED AXES IN SAID ONE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO SAID BRIDGE MEMBER FOR FREEING SAID BRAKING SURFACES FROM SAID DRUM SURFACE AND THEREBY RELEASING SAIE REEL FOR REWINDING OF THE CORD THEREON.