GB2529889A - Interlocking USB adapter cable - Google Patents

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GB2529889A
GB2529889A GB1415792.9A GB201415792A GB2529889A GB 2529889 A GB2529889 A GB 2529889A GB 201415792 A GB201415792 A GB 201415792A GB 2529889 A GB2529889 A GB 2529889A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/44—Constructional details
    • B65H75/4473—Constructional details without arrangements or adaptations for rotating the core or former
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/36—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables without essentially involving the use of a core or former internal to a stored package of material, e.g. with stored material housed within casing or container, or intermittently engaging a plurality of supports as in sinuous or serpentine fashion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/40—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material mobile or transportable
    • B65H75/406—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material mobile or transportable hand-held during use
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/72—Means for accommodating flexible lead within the holder
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/30—Handled filamentary material
    • B65H2701/39—Other types of filamentary materials or special applications
    • B65H2701/3919—USB, earphones, audio or video cables, e.g. for connecting small electronic devices such as MP3 players or mobile telephones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
    • H01B7/40—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form with arrangements for facilitating mounting or securing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/60—Means for supporting coupling part when not engaged

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Abstract

A USB cable 4 is provided with a series of interlocking fasteners 3 at preset intervals along the length of the cable. To store or transport the cable a user wraps the cable 4 around a sleeve 2 provided on the USB connector 1. A projection on connection 3 (see figure 1) engages with a corresponding recess on a second connector 3 holding the cable in situ. The process is repeated as the cable is wound around itself. The distal end of the cable 6 engages with a connector 5.

Description

Page 1 An interlocking USB adapter cable The present invention relates to a data transfer and charging cable.
Data transfer and charging cables such as USB adapters are becoming an essential part of our everyday lives due to increasing popularity and dependency on portable electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, notebook computers and the like. However, without a separate storage unit or winding device then neatly storing these cables for transport can be difficult and they can often become tangled or intertwisted which can cause damage. The use of a separate storage unit or winding device can take up much needed space in the users pocket or bag when travelling and can also get in the way when the user is trying to charge their device or transfer data.
To overcome this, the present invention proposes a data transfer and charging cable which can be neatly coiled using the USB connection plug as a hub. A series of interlocking fasteners on the connection plug sleeve and along the cable will securely hold it in a neat coil to prevent damage and to save space whilst in transportation.
An example of the invention will now be described by referring to the accompanying drawings: * figure 1 shows an interlocking USB adapter cable ready for charging or transferring data according to the invention; and * figure 2 shows an interlocking USB adapter cable in a neat and secure coil ready for storage or travelling according to the invention A USB adapter cable with a number of interlocking fasteners 3 on opposite sides of the connection plug sleeve 2 and at specific points along the length of the cable 4. The number of interlocking fasteners 3 will depend on the length of the cable 4. When the USB adapter cable needs to be transported, the user can coil the cable 4, starting by coiling it around the USB connection plug sleeve 2, interlocking the fasteners 3 in turn to create a neat and secure coil. The USB connection plug land sleeve 2 will act as a hub. The shape of the sleeve 2 will help direct the cable 4 in a neat coil. When desired, the user can uncoil the cable 4 by unclipping the interlocking fasteners 3 in turn from the opposite end.

Claims (3)

  1. Page 2 Claims 1 An interlocking USB adapter cable that can be neatly coiled using one of the connection plugs as a hub.
  2. 2 An interlocking USB adapter cable according to claim 1, in which at least one of the connection plugs has at least one interlocking fastener to hold the cable in a coil.
  3. 3 An interlocking USB adapter cable according to claim land 2, in which the cable has at least one interlocking fastener to hold the cable in a coil.
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GB2584280A (en) * 2019-05-24 2020-12-02 Alexander Mccormack Scott Magnetic USB adapter cable

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US5507667A (en) * 1994-05-11 1996-04-16 Asian Micro Sources, Inc. Power cord securing and storage device
US5720628A (en) * 1994-12-13 1998-02-24 International Business Machines Corporation Power converter with compact cord storge
US6428348B1 (en) * 2000-10-27 2002-08-06 Hewlett-Packard Company Power supply adapter for portable electronic devices
US20110287660A1 (en) * 2010-05-24 2011-11-24 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Connecting member

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US5507667A (en) * 1994-05-11 1996-04-16 Asian Micro Sources, Inc. Power cord securing and storage device
US5720628A (en) * 1994-12-13 1998-02-24 International Business Machines Corporation Power converter with compact cord storge
US6428348B1 (en) * 2000-10-27 2002-08-06 Hewlett-Packard Company Power supply adapter for portable electronic devices
US20110287660A1 (en) * 2010-05-24 2011-11-24 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Connecting member

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2584280A (en) * 2019-05-24 2020-12-02 Alexander Mccormack Scott Magnetic USB adapter cable

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