Abstract: The present disclosure describes a winch comprising a recoiling mechanism engaged to a winding member having a strap installed on, and wound around, the winding member. By rotating the strap away from the winding member to secure an object to the winch, a coil, which is positioned within the recoiling mechanism, is rotated from an unbiased position at rest to a biased position not at rest. Once the strap is disconnected and a locking gear is disengaged, the coil is naturally rotated back to its original unbiased position at rest, which in turn rotates the winding member and rewinds the strap around it.

Abstract: A damped anti-rotational system is provided comprising a pawl carrier having an axis of rotation, a pawl pivotably mounted to the pawl carrier on a pivot joint, the pawl having a contact portion and a counterweight portion, a stop pin axially disposed in the pawl carrier and configured to contact the contact portion of the pawl in response to radially inward movement of the pawl, wherein the stop pin is mounted to the pawl carrier at a forward portion of the stop pin and an aft portion of the stop pin, wherein a forward O ring is disposed on the forward portion of the stop pin and an aft O ring is disposed on the aft portion of the stop pin.

Abstract: A seat belt device includes a spindle (11) for retracting a seat belt (13), an electric actuator (55), a pre-tensioner (14) and a power transmission mechanism (20), wherein the power transmission mechanism (20) can reversibly switch the connection and disconnection between the electric actuator (55) and the spindle (11) before the pre-tensioner (14) is activated, while when the pre-tensioner (14) is activated. The power transmission mechanism (20) non-reversibly interrupts the connection between the electric actuator (55) and the spindle (11) via an elastic piece (60) when a torque difference between an actuator-side gear (80) and a spindle-side gear (82) becomes larger than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor (100) having a rotationally mounted spool (120) with a seat belt windable thereon and a pretensioner (300) for winding the spool in a belt winding direction to rewind the seat belt upon the spool; the pretensioner comprising a rack and pinion mechanism (350) activated by a pyrotechnic element (400) for causing a clutch assembly (200) to change state from a disengaged mode to an engaged mode in which the clutch assembly drivingly engages the spool.

Abstract: The disclosed seat belt tensioner may comprise a drive motor, a gear connected to the drive motor, and a seat belt spindle connected to the gear by a spindle clutch. The spindle clutch may have spindle clutch pawls, which engage in pawl teeth of the seat belt spindle to couple the seat belt spindle and the gear. The spindle clutch may also comprise a synchronization pawl configured to alit the pawl teeth before the spindle clutch pawls engage in the pawl teeth.

Abstract: A wire winding device includes a case, a reel received in the case for winding a wire thereon, a restricting member for restricting/releasing the reel, and a resilient member for interconnecting the case and the reel and rotating the reel and being movable with reel in an axis direction of the reel when the reel starts to rotate.

Abstract: An earphone winding device in a portable terminal using an earphone is disclosed. The earphone winding device comprises a housing formed in a portable terminal body. A rotational bobbin is rotatably fit in the housing. It has, at a center thereof, a spiral spring for applying an elastic force to the rotational bobbin and thus rotating the rotational bobbin. A stopper is formed at a predetermined position on the lower surface of the rotational bobbin, for restraining the rotation of the rotational bobbin or releasing the rotational bobbin from the restraint. An earphone cord is wound around the rotational bobbin, connected to the earphone. An earphone hanger is formed at a predetermined position on an outer side surface of the body, for hanging or picking up the earphone thereover or therefrom. A connector unit is formed on the lower surface of the body, for contacting an earphone cord.

Abstract: A positioning shaft of a dual direction cable reel is disclosed.

Abstract: A reel assembly for storing a hose, an electrical cord, or other items. The reel assembly includes a base, a spool rotatably mounted to the base, and a guide arm adjustably mounted to the base for guiding the direction in which a hose, for example, is extended from the reel and for guiding the hose onto the reel as the hose is wound upon the reel. A spring is operably connected between the spool and the base to bias the spool in a rotational direction in which the hose is wound onto the spool, thereby automatically retracting the hose after use. A pawl mechanism is mounted to the guide arm, and cooperates with a pair of ratchet teeth sets on the spool to selectively lock the spool against rotation in a hose-winding direction, thereby maintaining the hose in a desired extended position for use. The relative orientation of the ratchet teeth sets and the pawl mechanism, which is mounted to the guide arm, prevents “latch-out” when the hose is disposed in its fully extended position.

Abstract: A hose reel that includes a spool that is formed by attaching a pair of spool flange plates to opposite sides of hub assembly. The hub assembly is an integral unitary structure that includes central hub, a plurality of spokes extending radially from the central hub, a plurality of hub sections provided at the radial ends of the plurality of spokes which define a cylindrical surface upon which a hose can be wound, an annular bracing element connected between the plurality of spokes, and a latch gear provided on the annular bracing element. The central hub includes a spring catch that is configured to engage a spring of a rewinding mechanism.

Abstract: A reel assembly for storing a hose, an electrical cord, or other items. The reel assembly includes a base, a spool rotatably mounted to the base, and a guide arm adjustably mounted to the base for guiding the direction in which a hose, for example, is extended from the reel and for guiding the hose onto the reel as the hose is wound upon the reel. A spring is operably connected between the spool and the base to bias the spool in a rotational direction in which the hose is wound onto the spool, thereby automatically retracting the hose after use. A pawl mechanism is mounted to the guide arm, and cooperates with a pair of ratchet teeth sets on the spool to selectively lock the spool against rotation in a hose-winding direction, thereby maintaining the hose in a desired extended position for use. The relative orientation of the ratchet teeth sets and the pawl mechanism, which is mounted to the guide arm, prevents “latch-out” when the hose is disposed in its fully extended position.

Abstract: A wire-winding box structure with an increased use area has a wire-winding box body, a wire-winding disk, a communication wire and a power spring. One end of the communication wire is wound around a wire-winding pivot of the wire-winding disk to form an inner ring portion. The other end of the communication wire is wound in a receiving groove to form an outer ring portion. The communication wire, can thus be disposed around the wire-winding pivot and in the receiving groove at two faces of a first disk body of the wire-winding disk, respectively. The power spring is received in a spring receiving groove of the wire-winding disk. One fastening end of the power spring is fastened at the wire-winding disk, and the other fastening end thereof is fastened at the wire-winding box body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mouse cable rewind apparatus having an upper cover, a protection disc, an upper winding disc, a lower winding disc, a cable, a support plate and a lower cover. The upper winding disc and the lower winding disc are attached to each other and disposed within a receiving groove of the upper cover that is connected with the lower cover. A cable head cap of the lower cover is opened to take out the cable head for rapidly extending the cable at a certain length while the cable is rapidly rewound as well by use of a spring and a regulating member. Moreover, a rewinding device is available for attenuating the winding and pulling force on the cable end that is spot-welded on a circuit board and for preventing the strands inside of the conventional mouse cable from being subject to break due to the oxidation of the cable sheathing and the frequent and rapid pull of the cable.

Abstract: A handset cable reel for use e.g. in passenger aircraft comprises a spool fitted with a rewind bias spring, the spool also having peripheral teeth 82. These interact with an oscillating pawl 62, a ratchet/star wheel 60 and a pawl 57 so that, after the cable has been extended a certain amount, repeatedly releasing and then pulling on the cable will alternately lock the spool to prevent retraction of the cable by the rewind bias, and then allow such retraction under the influence of the rewind spring. A driving key 100 on the spool indexes a cam wheel 88 for rotation so that as the final length of the cable is being rewound, a cam surface 96 rotates the pawl 57 about a pin 48 so that it no longer co-operates with the star/ratchet wheel 60 and the cable remains under spring tension even if inadvertently tugged.

Abstract: A structure of an automatic suspender reeling device, and especially a device in which an engaging member and a ratchet wheel are mutually engaged with or separated from each other to control pulling out or retracting of a wound suspender. The reeling device includes a receiving box, a cover, a ratchet wheel and an engaging member. The receiving box has a receiving space therein. One side of the receiving space is an opened side to place in the ratchet wheel and the engaging member. An engaging portion on the bottom of the engaging member engages the teeth of the ratchet wheel. A suspender is wound onto the ratchet wheel. One end of the suspender extends through a through hole on the engaging member and out of the receiving box, after which, a cover is put on the opened side of the receiving space to complete the reeling device.

Abstract: A structure of an automatic suspender reeling device, and especially a device of which an engaging member and a ratchet wheel are mutually engaged with or separated from each other to control pulling out or retracting of a wound suspender. The reeling device is comprised of a receiving box, a cover, a ratchet wheel and an engaging member. The receiving box has a receiving space therein; one side of the receiving space is an opened side to place in the ratchet wheel and the engaging member. An engaging portion on the bottom of the engaging member engages the teeth of the ratchet wheel, a suspender is wound onto the ratchet wheel, one end of the suspender extends through a through hole on the engaging member and out of the receiving box; then a cover is put on the opened side of the receiving space to complete the reeling device. The suspender can be fast pulled out or retracted into the reeling device to obtain an object of adjusting the length of extending of the suspender.

Abstract: A wire winding box with an increasing area includes a box body, a communication wire, a wire winding disk, and a spiral spring. The box body has a wire groove and a shaft. The wire winding disk has a first disk body. Two surfaces of the first disk body are installed with a receiving groove and a wire winding ring. The wire winding disk is placed in the receiving space of the box body. The wire winding disk is pivotally installed to the shaft through an axial hole. The communication wire is installed in the receiving groove and out of the wire winding shaft at two surfaces of the first disk body.

Abstract: A wire reeler enables the auto collection of communication wire, and has a wire collector, an elastic element, and a switch inside a shell body. The wire collector has one end of the communication wire wound on the rotation axle, while another end is wound on the axial column of the wire collector, which axial column is pivotally connected with the switch. The bottom end of the wire collector is engaged with the elastic element. The communication wire will be collected in order without twisting, and the users can take it out easily by pulling or reel it back in automatically.

Abstract: A wire winding box for reducing radial friction, especially a wire winding box for reducing radial friction of a communication wire, is disclosed. A fixing piece is installed in the through hole in the wire winding ring of wire winding disk. The fixing piece serves to clamp and fix the communication wire passing through the through hole so that the communication wire in the wire winding ring can not be pulled. When one end of the communication wire is pulled from the wire winding box, the section of the communication wire in the wire winding ring can not be pulled out. Therefore, as the communication wire is wound back to the wire winding box, the frictions between different sections of the communication wire and between the communication wire and the wire winding ring will not occur. Therefore, the communication wire and the whole wire winding box have a longer lifetime.

Abstract: A cord storage assembly is disclosed. A length of cord can be wound onto a reel. The storage assembly includes a retraction mechanism and a latch mechanism. A latch pilot mechanism is provided to selectively engage and disengage the latch mechanism. The latch pilot mechanism can be adapted to engage the latch mechanism when the cord is extended from the reel less than a predetermined length to prevent the operation of the latch mechanism. The latch pilot mechanism can be disengaged from the latch mechanism once the cord is extended greater than the predetermined length from the reel. The latch pilot mechanism can have different configurations and can be adapted to engage and disengage the latch mechanism at one or more predetermined lengths.