CPC B65H 75/4484 (2013.01) [B65H 75/4486 (2013.01); B65H 2701/34 (2013.01)] | 38 Claims |
1. An electrical cord reel assembly comprising:
a spool configured to wind and unwind an electrical cord therefrom;
a motor configured to rotate the spool to wind and unwind the electrical cord about the spool; and
a controller in electrical communication with the motor and the electrical cord, wherein the controller is configured to:
in response to an unwind command, place or maintain the electrical cord in a power off state;
in response to the unwind command, transmit an unwind signal to the motor to cause the motor to unwind the electrical cord from the spool; and
automatically place the electrical cord in a power on state based at least in part on an amount of rotation of the spool during the unwinding.
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