# Charging cable and tripping hazard

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/charging-cable-and-tripping-hazard/18725>\
**Category:** Battery & Chargers\
**Created:** [May 10, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/charging-cable-and-tripping-hazard/18725 "2020-05-10T17:01:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![f4eru](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/f4eru/32/6514_2.png) [@f4eru](https://community.electricforum.com/u/f4eru)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/charging-cable-and-tripping-hazard/18725/1 "2020-05-10T17:01:17Z")

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Hello,

I developed an easy solution to avoid having the cable on the floor, it’s [available on Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/criehl/chargehanger/):

 ![view](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/c/c5b8e545422b5a3ddf2556aede08d1429f2e17a7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/charging-cable-and-tripping-hazard/18725/2 "2020-05-10T17:24:11Z")

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1/2 as long for shipping as a solution to mentioned issue?  
The end of the first wire wound into a receiver for outer half.  
Obviously a smaller id spiral with spread coils.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/6/6919be819b14dfef8e621a6ae5db9ff0a0c3816e.png)

Or maybe use a threaded rod coupler.

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**Author:** ![MikeKC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MikeKC](https://community.electricforum.com/u/MikeKC)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/charging-cable-and-tripping-hazard/18725/3 "2020-05-11T13:47:17Z")

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I like it, having two Tesla’s and two Gem cars it seems we are always walking around or over charging cords. I was thinking of something like a air hose reel, that way the whip could be up out of the was as well.

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**Author:** ![f4eru](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/f4eru/32/6514_2.png) [@f4eru](https://community.electricforum.com/u/f4eru)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/charging-cable-and-tripping-hazard/18725/4 "2020-05-11T14:00:15Z")

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@Inwo, Thanks for the 2-part suggestion, yes, the first proto was exactly that, with a tube as a coupler, but in the end it’s too complex to build vs the shipping cost gain, so the one part will probably win out 🙂

Order quickly if you’re interested, the 20 first to order get a rebate 🙂

@MikeKC yes, once this is hopefully in series prod, the next version would be to figure out how to achieve that with a fixture from the ceiling.