Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Reeling device – With particular drive
Patent
1998-10-27
2000-12-26
Nguyen, John Q.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Reeling device
With particular drive
2424001, 242402, 2424041, 2424043, 2424052, 2424053, 242407, 211 26, 211 706, 191 122R, B65H 7530, B65H 7544, B65H 7538, H02G 1100
Patent
active
061645826
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to electrical power tools, and in particular to a revised system of storage apparatus for receiving, handling, and storing small electrical and electronic appliances, including their powecords and adapters.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Millions of small electrical appliances are in use in industrialized society, not only in industry, but in offices, schools, and households as well. There is proliferation of hair dryers, razors, hair clippers, curling irons, nail polishers, electric toothbrushes, irons, drills, glue guns, sprayers, mixers, electric knifes, slicers, and the like. Each appliance requires its own loose powercord. There is also proliferation of a new generation of very small electronic appliances such as cassette players, CD-ROM drives, cellular telephones, desktop and laptop computers, computer games, game controls, recharging devices, converters, adapters, and interface modules, each requiring a powercord. Many very small appliances require a converter, adapter, or recharger which is most often affixed not to the appliance but to the powercord, to eliminate bulk from the appliance. Portable computers comprise separate portable modules, disc drives, modems, and interface terminals, which require cords and adapters of various configurations.
Often within a household, each person has his and her own personal assortment of electric and electronic appliances, including personal hair dryer, razor, electric toothbrush, calculator, cassette player, CD drive, game cartridges, game controls, and headsets. Young persons especially are more and more equipped with many small appliances, electronic toys, games, game consoles, game controls, music devices, and gadgets requiring powercords, adapters, converters, and recharging devices. This results in household drawers and boxes of appliances, electronic devices, powercords, and adapters.
Each appliance requires its own loose powercord. None has been found to disclose a storage system comprising interfaced, detachable storage tool with storage bin shelf for retention and storage of appliances, cords, and storage modules in an orderly manner.
As the pace of life accelerates, there is increasing necessity to minimize the clutter of small appliances with loose cords and adapters. Yet, prior to this application, nothing had been disclosed to solve the problem. Drawers of powercords, adapters, and appliances continue to grow. An executive in one company that manufactures small appliances has commented that one problem in the industry is the nightmare of what to do with the maze of assorted powercords. A need exists for system, apparatus, and methods for efficient handling of small appliances, powercords and adapters, and especially for storing loose powercords.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a storage system comprising an interfaced-detachable storage tool device, storage bin container, and rack is provided to reel-in and store the cord of an electrical appliance, and to hold and store the appliance and adapter, all efficiently stored in and on the storage bin rack. The cord storage module, with cord stored thereon, fits and matches the appliance for which it is selected, without modification or physical change to the appliance. The module may be interfaced with and re-attached to its appliance by quick-acting hook-and-loop straps, thus keeping each cord efficiently with its appliance.
In another aspect of the present invention, the interfaced, hand-held storage tool with powercord wound thereon, is capable of efficient storage within a storage bin and attachment to a rack, by rails located on one flange of the storage tool. The rail, or equivalent attachment means, interfaces with a rack such as a series of matching slots, or equivalent attachment hardware, on the rack.
In accordance with another aspect of this invention, the storage tool with powercord wound thereon may be interfaced and attached to its respective appliance as a unit, with said unit being capable of e
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James E. Vara, Inventor Confidential Invention Disclosure Form: 9 pgs including its attached sketches, sheets 1--5, signed by James E. Vara, Inventor.
Nguyen John Q.
Reel Butler, Inc.
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