CA1215701A - Electric power rod - Google Patents

Abstract

Patent Application For Electric Power Rod Abstract A device to feed an electric cable, from above, to power electric lawnmowers, snow-blowers, and other outdoor electric implements. Thus avoiding the danger of cutting the cable as it is trailing on the grass or ground.
Also to easily and permanently store the electric cable under the protection of a roof overhang and a reel.
Specification When cutting grass with an electric lawnmower, for instance, it is common practice, at present, to have the power cable trailing along the ground behind the appliance.
Thus making the work dangerous and inconvenient. Dangerous in a way that the electric cable may be accidentally cut contributing to electric shocks and fires.
I have found that these disadvantages can be overcome by constructing an arrangement of rod and reel as presented in the overall view of fig. 1.
In fig. 1 the details of the invention consist of:
A rod (1) constructed from an insulating material such as fiberglass or similar. Being telescopic or rigid in construction, approx. 3-6m (10-20ft) long.
The above said rod being attached to a bracket (2) which mounts under a roof overhang on the house wall or on the overhang itself. (See fig. 1 and fig. 2).
This bracket is constructed in such a way as to point the rod 0°-15°(adjustable) upwards when the rod is swung out at 90°angle from the house. Yet swings under the roof overhang when parallel to the house wall where it remains for storage. (See fig. 2).
At the base of the said rod and attached to it is a cable reel (3) containing sufficient length of electrical cable (4) to extend approx. 15-25m (50-75ft) beyond the end of the rod.
This reel?should have a spring-action cable retractable mechanism. Also incorporate a ratchet device which could be disabled at will.
The electric cable coming from the reel should be passed through easy running blocks (5) and terminated with a three pin cap to allow to plug in the appliance used.
A stop (6) should be provided on the cable as to limit its travel home into the reel, thus provide an end for convenient withdrawl of the cable for use when in storage position.
The feed cable to the reel can be plugged in any convenient socket (electrical outlet) or permanently wired.

Description

~2157~)1 ~ atent '~pplication I~or l~lectric Power Rod `~ L-~ks-trac-t ` A device to fee~l an elec-tric cable, from above, to power electric lawnmowers, snow-blowers, and other outdoor ~- elec-tric implements. Thus avoi~ing the danger o~ cutting -the cable as it is trailing on the grass or groul~d.
Also to easily and permanently s-tore -the elec-tric cable under the protection of a roof over~ang and a reel.
S f pecl lca tlon When ¢uttin~ grass with an elec-tric lawnmower, for ins-tance, i-t is common practice, at presen-t, -to have the power cable traillng along the ground behind the appliance.
Thus making the work dangerous and inconvenient. Dangerous in a way that the electric cable may be accidentally cut contributing to electric shocks and fires.
I have found that -these disadvantages can be overcome by constructing an arrangemen-t o~ rod and reel as presented in the overall view of figD 1.
In fig. 1 the details of the invention consist o~:
A rod (1) constructed from an insulating material such as fiberglass or similar. Being telescopic or rigid in cons-truction, approx. 3-6m (10-20ft) long.
The above said rod being a-ttachecl to a bracl~et (2) which mounts under a roof overhang on the house wall or on the overhang itself, (See fig. 1 and fig. 2).
This bracket is constructed in such a way as to poin-t the rod 015(adjustable) upwards when the rod is swung out at 90angle from the house, Ye-t swings under the roof overhang when parallel to the house wall where it remains for storage. (See flg. 2).
At the base of -the said rod and attached -to it is a cable reel (3) containing sufficient length of electrical cable (4) to extend approx. 15 25m (50-75f-t) beyond the end of the rod. ~
~his reel should have a spring~action cable retractable mechanism.~ Also incorporate a ratchet device which could be disabled at will~
~he electric cable coming frorn the reel should be passed through easy running blocks~(5) and terminated with a three pin cap to allow to plug in the appliance used.
A stop (6) shouId be provided on the cable as to limit its -travel home into the reel, thus provide~an end for convenlent withdrawl of the cable~for use when in storage position.
he feed ca~le to the reel can be plugged in any convenient socket (electrical outlet) or permanently wired, . . . , , , . . , , . , . ~ . , ,; ~.. , _, . .. . . .

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Claims (5)

The embodiements of the invention in which an exclusive property or priviledge is claimed are defined as follows.

1) An apparatus for delivering electrical power to operate various electrical applicances such as lawnmowers, snow blowers, and power tools, said apparatus adapted to be mounted by a vertically pivoting bracket on the side of a building high under the eaves thereof, said apparatus comprising a rod to support electrical cable, a base of which is attached to said bracket, said bracket including means to permit said rod to point upwardly at an angle when is use and to permit said rod to return to a horizontal storage position when pivoted parallel to the side of the building.

2) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said rod is provided with pulleys to support an electrical cable.

3) The apparatus of claim 1 and 2 wherein the said rod is made of telescopic sections capable of being lengthened and shortened.

4) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein an electrical cable reel is mounted on said bracket, said reel being provided with an internal velocity ratchet mechanism to automatically retract the cable.

5) The apparatus of claim 4 wherein is provided a movable stop on the end of the cable to limit the retraction of the cable onto the reel.