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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2003
Brian Moon, Dekalb, IL (US);
Lyle Rosine, Batavia, IL (US);
Torrence Anderson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Brian Moon, Dekalb, IL (US);
Lyle Rosine, Batavia, IL (US);
Torrence Anderson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Suncast Corporation, Batavia, IL (US);
Abstract
A safety enclosure for a powered reel apparatus for use with an associated elongated flexible member. The reel is carried by and enclosed within the enclosure and is rotatable by a electric motor. The enclosure has left and right wall panels, front and rear wall panels extending between the left and right wall panels, and a cover. When one of the panels is in an open position, the motor is operationally locked out, and when one of the panels is rotated into a closed position, the motor is operable.