Conductor winding tool and battery charger having the same
View Patent ↗A conductor winding tool configured to stow a flexible electrical conductor, such as a conductor attached to an automotive battery charger. The tool includes a handle that is configured to be grasped by a human hand and a body defining an aperture through which the flexible electrical conductor passes. The tool is used to stow the flexible electrical conductor by winding the flexible electrical conductor into a storage device, such as a spool, reel, or storage bag.
1. A conductor winding tool configured to stow a flexible electrical conductor, comprising:
a handle configured to be grasped by a human hand;
a body defining an aperture through which the flexible electrical conductor passes, said body connected to the handle; and
a means for receiving the flexible electrical conductor and configured to stow the flexible electrical conductor by winding the flexible electrical conductor into the means using the conductor winding tool, wherein a pivot is disposed intermediate the handle and the body and wherein the body is configured to spin relative to the handle about a pivot axis.
2. The conductor winding tool according to claim 1 , wherein the aperture is characterized as having a generally circular shape.
3. The conductor winding tool according to claim 1 , wherein the handle is T-shaped.
4. The conductor winding tool according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible electrical conductor is connected to an automotive battery charger.
5. A conductor winding tool configured to wrap a flexible electrical conductor about a housing of an electrical device, comprising:
a handle configured to be grasped by a human hand; and
a body defining an aperture through which the flexible electrical conductor passes, said body connected to the handle, wherein a pivot is disposed intermediate the handle and the body and wherein the body is configured to spin relative to the handle about a pivot axis.
6. The conductor winding tool according to claim 5 , wherein the aperture is characterized as having a generally circular shape.
7. The conductor winding tool according to claim 5 , wherein the handle is T-shaped.
8. The conductor winding tool according to claim 5 , wherein the electrical device is an automotive battery charger.
9. The conductor winding tool according to claim 5 , wherein the housing defines a flange configured to receive the flexible electrical conductor as it is wound about the housing.
10. An automotive battery charger, comprising:
a flexible electrical conductor;
a housing defining a flange configured to receive the flexible electrical conductor as it is wound about the housing; and
a conductor winding tool configured to wind the flexible electrical conductor about the housing, said conductor winding tool having a handle configured to be grasped by a human hand and a body defining a generally circular aperture through which the flexible electrical conductor passes, wherein said body is connected to the handle, wherein a pivot is disposed intermediate the handle and the body and wherein the body is configured to spin relative to the handle about a pivot axis.
11. The automotive battery charger according to claim 10 , wherein the handle is T-shaped.
12. The automotive battery charger according to claim 10 , wherein an edge of the circular aperture is rounded.