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US 10,701,916 B1Granted
Retractable fishing line spooler for boat or shop
OwnerMyong Yuinventor
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Abstract
A retractable fishing line spooler for mounting on a building wall or a boat surface. The spooler is positioned on a lever arm held on a mounting body. The lever arm is retracted to be in line with the mounting body when not in use and pulled partially away from the mounting body when in use for spooling fishing line. A ball bearing-and-spring locking mechanism and a pin hold the lever arm in place on the mounting body.
Claims16
A fishing line spooler for mounting on a boat surface or building wall, comprising:
- a fishing line spool;
- a lever arm for holding the fishing line spool at the lever arm's proximal end;
- a mounting body for mounting the spooler on the boat or building wall, said mounting body having a channel therein for receiving and holding the lever arm's distal end and having a cylindrical tunnel opening into said channel;
- a pin for retaining the lever arm's distal end in said channel;
- a locking mechanism comprising a spring between a plug and a ball bearing positioned in said cylindrical tunnel with the ball bearing at the opening into the channel sized such that a portion of said ball bearing extends into the channel receiving the distal end of the lever arm;
- wherein the locking mechanism retains the lever arm's distal end retracted in said channel when the lever arm is pressed against said portion of the ball bearing;
- and
- wherein the locking mechanism releases the lever arm's distal end to extend outward from said channel for use of the spooler when the lever arm is pulled outward or away from said portion of the ball bearing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.