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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Odessky, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Randolph M Layton, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
GTE Airfone Incorporated, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242377 ; 2423792 ; 2423971 ; 242399 ; 191 / ;
Abstract
A cord reel assembly is provided which includes a housing including a funnel-shaped port, a spool journalled within the housing, and a cord wound about the spool and having an end portion exiting the housing via the funnel-shaped port. The housing typically includes first and second opposing walls generally perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the spool, and a bridging wall connecting the first and second walls. The funnel-shaped exit port extends outwardly from the bridging wall.