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US20070108334A1
US20070108334A1 US11/494,905 US49490506A US2007108334A1 US 20070108334 A1 US20070108334 A1 US 20070108334A1 US 49490506 A US49490506 A US 49490506A US 2007108334 A1 US2007108334 A1 US 2007108334A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/40—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material mobile or transportable
    • B65H75/406—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material mobile or transportable hand-held during use
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G11/00—Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts
    • H02G11/02—Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts using take-up reel or drum
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/30—Handled filamentary material
    • B65H2701/39—Other types of filamentary materials or special applications
    • B65H2701/3919—USB, earphones, audio or video cables, e.g. for connecting small electronic devices such as MP3 players or mobile telephones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/15—Protecting or guiding telephone cords

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  • cord reel that employs a take-up system with a hook attached to a bobbin core that snags the center of a cord for winding, such as that described in Japan Utility Model (Registered) 3119484, for example, in order to wind two cords together the gap between the winding cords becomes larger and part of the wound cord becomes thicker. This restricts such a take-up system to cords of very short length.
  • cord reels of portable devices should be downsized and made of lighter materials, but the efficiency of the abovementioned device is poor, making a mechanism that should be downsized larger than it should be and not easy to use.
  • the cord hook attached to the core of the bobbin is a projection that snags the cord as the bobbin rotates in one direction or is directionless. For this reason, if the direction of winding is reversed the device cannot wind and the cord can easily come off the bobbin. Therefore, the configuration of such a device makes the cord reel difficult to use.
  • the invention is designed to improve the efficiency of the cord winding system with a bobbin in a take-up wherein the center of the cord is snagged by a hook attached to the core of the bobbin that prevents the cords from tangling.
  • the hook on the core of the bobbin is a projection shaped like a bar that can hook the cable in one direction. The mechanism is difficult to use because the method of winding is fixed in one direction.
  • the center of the core ( 2 ) inside the core reel ( 1 ) is divided into two parts by attachment of a circular-shaped separator ( 3 ).
  • the partial cutout of the circular separator ( 3 ) functions like a hook ( 4 ).
  • the shape of the cutout is vertically symmetrical, the winding direction of the cord ( 5 ) is not fixed and the reel can wind in either direction.
  • the invention is designed to improve the efficiency of the cord winding system by preventing the cords from tangling by employing a bobbin in a take-up wherein the center of the cord is snagged by a hook attached to the core of the bobbin.
  • the hook on the core of the bobbin is a projection shaped like a bar that can hook the cable in one direction.
  • the mechanism is difficult to use because the method of winding is fixed in one direction.
  • a separator attached to the center of the bobbin and shaped like a circular plate, divides the center of the cord reel into two parts so the wound cord can be divided into two parts (left and right) as it is taken up.
  • the implementation of this invention will make it possible to divide a snagged cord into to parts as it is wound, eliminate tangling, and improve the efficiency of cord winding.
  • the center of the core ( 2 ) inside the core reel ( 1 ) is divided into two parts by attachment of a circular-shaped separator ( 3 ).
  • the partial cutout of the circular separator ( 3 ) functions like a hook ( 4 ).
  • the shape of the cutout is vertically symmetrical, the winding direction of the cord ( 5 ) is not fixed and the reel can wind in either direction.

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Abstract

A cord reel consisting of a bobbin equipped with a circular shaped separator at the center of the core and a hook attached to the core to anchor the cord for take up and storage of a cord for an earpiece of a portable sound device or mobile telephone, capable of full or partial winding in either direction by using a cutout for the hook that snags the cord, thus eliminating cord twisting and increasing efficiency of winding because winding is not limited to only one direction.

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    CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • Japan Utility Model (Registered) 3121865
    • STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
  • Not Applicable
    • REFERENCE TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED SEPARATELY
  • Not Applicable
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • When the cord of any type of headphone or earpieces for a mobile telephone or portable sound device is wound around a cord reel that employs a take-up system with a hook attached to a bobbin core that snags the center of a cord for winding, such as that described in Japan Utility Model (Registered) 3119484, for example, in order to wind two cords together the gap between the winding cords becomes larger and part of the wound cord becomes thicker. This restricts such a take-up system to cords of very short length. Basically, cord reels of portable devices should be downsized and made of lighter materials, but the efficiency of the abovementioned device is poor, making a mechanism that should be downsized larger than it should be and not easy to use.
  • Also, the cord hook attached to the core of the bobbin is a projection that snags the cord as the bobbin rotates in one direction or is directionless. For this reason, if the direction of winding is reversed the device cannot wind and the cord can easily come off the bobbin. Therefore, the configuration of such a device makes the cord reel difficult to use.
  • At present there is no concept for a cord reel that employs a take-up system with a hook attached to the core of the bobbin to snag the center of the cord winding that can reduce the size of the useless gap at the center of the cord and can improve the efficiency of winding.
    • BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • [Purpose]
  • The invention is designed to improve the efficiency of the cord winding system with a bobbin in a take-up wherein the center of the cord is snagged by a hook attached to the core of the bobbin that prevents the cords from tangling. Also, the hook on the core of the bobbin is a projection shaped like a bar that can hook the cable in one direction. The mechanism is difficult to use because the method of winding is fixed in one direction.
  • [Method]
  • The center of the core (2) inside the core reel (1) is divided into two parts by attachment of a circular-shaped separator (3). The partial cutout of the circular separator (3) functions like a hook (4). As the shape of the cutout is vertically symmetrical, the winding direction of the cord (5) is not fixed and the reel can wind in either direction.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
  • Cord Reel With a Separator Attached to the Core
    • (1) Cord Reel
    • (2) Core
    • (3) Separator
    • (4) Hook
    • (5) Cord
    DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • [Problem to Be Solved]
  • The invention is designed to improve the efficiency of the cord winding system by preventing the cords from tangling by employing a bobbin in a take-up wherein the center of the cord is snagged by a hook attached to the core of the bobbin.
  • Also, the hook on the core of the bobbin is a projection shaped like a bar that can hook the cable in one direction. The mechanism is difficult to use because the method of winding is fixed in one direction.
  • [Means to Solve the Problem]
  • A separator, attached to the center of the bobbin and shaped like a circular plate, divides the center of the cord reel into two parts so the wound cord can be divided into two parts (left and right) as it is taken up.
  • Also, around the edge of the circular core there left and right cutouts that functions as hooks.
  • The implementation of this invention will make it possible to divide a snagged cord into to parts as it is wound, eliminate tangling, and improve the efficiency of cord winding.
  • Also, by using either the left or right cutout as a hook to snag the cord for winding, there is no need to limit the direction of winding.
    • IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INVENTION: EXAMPLE
  • The center of the core (2) inside the core reel (1) is divided into two parts by attachment of a circular-shaped separator (3). The partial cutout of the circular separator (3) functions like a hook (4). As the shape of the cutout is vertically symmetrical, the winding direction of the cord (5) is not fixed and the reel can wind in either direction.

Claims (1)

1. A cord reel consisting of a bobbin equipped with a circular shaped separator at the center of the core and a hook attached to the core to anchor the cord for take up and storage of a cord for an earpiece of a portable sound device or mobile telephone, capable of full or partial winding in either direction by using a cutout for the hook that snags the cord, thus eliminating cord twisting and increasing efficiency of winding because winding is not limited to only one direction.
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JP3121865 2006-02-20
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20130313352A1 (en) * 2012-05-18 2013-11-28 Clark J. Alexandre Cord organizer for portable electronic devices
WO2015124887A1 (en) * 2014-02-19 2015-08-27 Tomlinson Arthur Leslie Cable winding device
GB2525468A (en) * 2014-02-19 2015-10-28 Arthur Leslie Tomlinson Cable winding device

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3208121A (en) * 1963-10-03 1965-09-28 James C Price Storage reel
US4390142A (en) * 1981-08-10 1983-06-28 Cheng Yue C Cord reel assembly

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3208121A (en) * 1963-10-03 1965-09-28 James C Price Storage reel
US4390142A (en) * 1981-08-10 1983-06-28 Cheng Yue C Cord reel assembly

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20130313352A1 (en) * 2012-05-18 2013-11-28 Clark J. Alexandre Cord organizer for portable electronic devices
US9187291B2 (en) * 2012-05-18 2015-11-17 Clark J. Alexandre Cord organizer for portable electronic devices
WO2015124887A1 (en) * 2014-02-19 2015-08-27 Tomlinson Arthur Leslie Cable winding device
GB2525468A (en) * 2014-02-19 2015-10-28 Arthur Leslie Tomlinson Cable winding device

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