Swivel recoiler
A recoiler has a retractable cable with an attachment pad on the distal end of the cable for attachment to an item of merchandise. The cable is stored on a spring biased spool located within a recoiler housing. The housing is freely rotatably mounted on a post extending upwardly from a base plate secured to the spool housing by a fastener and adapted to be secured to a support structure.
1 . A recoiler for automatically retracting a cable comprising:
a housing containing a spool, a length of cable stored on said spool, and a spring biasing the spool and cable in a retractable direction;
a base having an upstanding post pivotally mounting the housing on said base; and
an attachment member for attaching the base on a supporting structure.
2 . The recoiler defined in claim 1 wherein the housing includes top and bottom members secured together and forming an internal chamber; in which a spindle extends outwardly from the bottom housing member into the chamber and rotatably mounts the spool thereon; and in which the spring is a coil spring having one end attached to the bottom housing spindle and another end attached to the spool.
3 . The recoiler defined in claim 2 wherein the spool includes a central recess with a central opening through which the spindle extends; and in which the coil spring is located within the central recess and extends about the spindle.
4 . The recoiler defined in claim 2 wherein the base post extends into a hollow interior of the spindle for rotatably mounting the housing on the post.
5 . The recoiler defined in claim 4 wherein the base post includes a boss; and in which the bottom housing member is rotatably supported on the boss.
6 . The recoiler defined in claim 5 wherein the base is a one-piece member formed of plastic.
7 . The recoiler defined in claim 4 wherein the base post extends through an opening formed in the top housing member; and in which a fastener having an enlarged head is secured in the base post to secure the housing on said base post.
8 . The recoiler defined in claim 7 wherein the top housing member includes a top central recess; in which the fastener head is located in said central recess; and in which a cover is mounted on the top housing member concealing the fastener head.
9 . The recoiler defined in claim 2 in which each of the top and bottom housing members is a one-piece member formed of plastic.
10 . The recoiler defined in claim 1 wherein the attachment member is a pad having opposed surfaces, one surface being attached to a bottom surface of the base and having a pressure sensitive adhesive on the other surface for securing the base to the supporting structure.
11 . The recoiler defined in claim 1 wherein one end of the cable is attached to the spool and an opposite end is secured to an attachment pad; and in which the attachment pad has a member for attaching the pad to an item of merchandise.
12 . The recoiler defined in claim 11 wherein the attachment pad member is a disc of pressure sensitive adhesive.