(under subclass 382) Subject matter which includes a flexible extensible electric cord to deliver electrical energy to a light source from an appropriate electrical source, and a cord storage member to hold the cord when not in use or to hold the excess cord not needed when in use.
(1) Note. Rotating reels, fixed reels and housings to store the electric cord are included in this subclass.
(2) Note. Class 248 can have reels for suspended supports even though limited to use with electrical conductors. Also, an in name only lamp or lamp unit combined with a storage device for the electrical power cord delivering power to the lamp or lamp unit is Class 191. Class 242 will not take reels restricted to use with electrical conductors.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
157, for self powered lamps which include an extensible electric cord storage member.
258, for a light source or support therefor and a modifier with an extensible electric cord storage member.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 191, Electricity: Transmission to Vehicles,
122+, for flexible extension reels.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,
324+, for a reeling device of general use, particularly subclasses 400+ for a reeling device combined with a nonreeling carrier, for example a portable electric appliance, and subclasses 388+ for a reeling device for multiple line segments; e.g., one fixed to an electrical source and a second portion connected to a shiftable electrical appliance.
248, Supports,
329, for a suspended support by a cord having a reel on which the cord is wound.
