Swivel recoiler

a recoiler and swivel technology, applied in the field of recoilers, can solve the problems of unbalanced forces on the recoiler, damage to the housing, and difficulty for customers to adequately review and manipulate merchandise,

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-14
INVUE SECURITY PROD INC
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[0007]One aspect of the present invention is to provide a recoiler in which the housing contains a spool for storing and paying out a length of cable, the distal end of which is connected by an attachment pad or other device to an item of merchandise, wherein...

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Although these prior art recoilers work satisfactorily for their intended purpose, one problem is that the customer, when handling the merchandise, occasionally will put an undesirable force on the cable in an angled direction with respect to the recoiler housing possibly damaging the housing.
Furthermore, these prior recoilers can restrict the movement of the protected merchandise making it more...

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[0018]The recoiler of the present invention is indicated generally at 1, and is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 being connected to an item of merchandise 3. Merchandise 3 is depicted as being a camera. However any item of merchandise and other types of objects can be connected to the recoiler by an attachment pad 5, which is connected to the distal end of a cable 7. Attachment pad 5 can be connected easily to merchandise 3 by a disc-shaped pressure sensitive adhesive pad 9 or other type of attachment device. Recoiler 1 preferably is mounted on a support structure 11 by a second pressure sensitive adhesive pad 13 or other type of mechanism.

[0019]The components of recoiler 1 are best shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Recoiler 1 includes a housing indicated generally at 15, which includes a bottom housing member 17 and a top housing member 19, each of which preferably is formed as a one piece member of plastic material enabling them to be mass produced at a relatively low cost. A spool 21 stores a predet...

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Abstract

A recoiler has a retractable cable with an attachment pad on the distal end of the cable for attachment to an item of merchandise. The cable is stored on a spring biased spool located within a recoiler housing. The housing is freely rotatably mounted on a post extending upwardly from a base plate secured to the spool housing by a fastener and adapted to be secured to a support structure.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]The invention relates to a recoiler having a retractable cable which is adapted to be connected to an item of merchandise to enable a customer to inspect the merchandise while retaining the merchandise in a secure position. More particularly, the invention relates to such a recoiler in which the recoiler mechanism is contained within a housing which is mounted on a swivel enabling it to rotate so that the cable extends at the correct angle at all times from the recoiler to the merchandise connected thereto.[0003]2. Background Information[0004]Numerous types of recoilers have been developed which include a cable that is extendable out of the recoiler and attached to an item of merchandise to enable a potential customer to inspect and handle the merchandise conveniently, yet prevent the merchandise from leaving a display counter. These recoilers have some type of spring mechanism which is contained in the recoiler to exert a bia...

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IPC IPC(8): B65H75/48
CPCA45F5/004B65H75/446A47F7/024
Inventor BELDEN, DENNIS D.SANKEY, JAMES K.
Owner INVUE SECURITY PROD INC
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