US 12,334,690 B2
Universal power cord handling device
Jimmy A. Pollard, Boiling Springs, SC (US)
Assigned to DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on May 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/318,135.
Application 18/318,135 is a continuation of application No. 17/143,743, filed on Jan. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,664,632.
Prior Publication US 2023/0291154 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/72 (2006.01); B65H 75/44 (2006.01); H01R 13/60 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/72 (2013.01) [B65H 75/4486 (2013.01); H01R 13/60 (2013.01); B65H 2701/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cord handling device comprising:
a wheel assembly adapted to facilitate coiling of a cord, where:
the wheel assembly comprises one or more slots;
each slot of the one or more slots extends along a longitudinal axis of a protrusion member; and
each slot of the one or more slots is adapted to receive a first portion of the cord;
one or more guide arms, where each guide arm of the one or more guide arms:
is coupled to a surface of the cord handling device at one end of the guide arm;
is adapted to receive one or more second portions of the cord; and
is adapted to guide the cord during a cord handling operation;
where the cord handling device is operable to perform a cord handling operation when the first portion of the cord is disposed in at least one slot of the one or more slots of the protrusion member, and the one or more second portions of the cord are disposed in a gap between part of the one or more guide arms and the surface, where the cord handling operation causes coiling of the cord about the protrusion member.