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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1994
Vernon C Lenz, Union Gap, WA (US);
William Siska, Jr, Elma, NY (US);
Golden West Communications, Inc., Union Gap, WA (US);
Abstract
A cable retraction system is described which includes a windup reel (16) and power springs (24, 26, 28) that urge the reel to turn and wind up a signal-carrying cable (20). An outer end (25) of each power spring is bent about 180.degree. to form a hook that projects through a slot (72) in a windup drum (36) of the reel. A screw (44) projects through a lug (38) at the end of a cable wire, through a hole (71) in the spring, and into a threaded insert (50) set in the windup drum. A stationary axle (30) at the center of the reel, comprises a dielectric body (71) and a plurality of conductors (73, 75, 77) embedded in the body, each conductor having an outer end (58, 60, 62) at the end of the body to connect to wires of a second cable, and each conductor having an inner end (74, 76, 78) lying at the periphery of the axle and attached to an inner end ( 32) of a spring.