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US 11,530,108 B1Granted
Bungee spool
OwnerJames F. C. Swansoninventor
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Abstract
A bungee spool for collecting and storing bungee cords in a portable manner comprising a core and two rims where at least one has multiple slots radiating and the slots have raised inner edges outward from the point where the rim joins the top of the cylinder.
Claims20
A bungee spool for collecting at least one toggle bungee cord with a spherical end attached to two ends of an elastic cord to form a looped elastic cord or a hook bungee cord with a first hook and a second hook each secured to each end of an elastic cord by an area having a bulge with a thickness at each end of an elastic cord, the bungee spool comprising,
- a cylinder having an outside diameter, an inside diameter, a thickness, an outer surface, a length, a center axis, and a left side edge with an outside and an inside and a right-side edge with an outside and an inside;
- a left rim having a circular shape with an outer circumference having an outer edge, an inner circumference, a center, an outside surface in an outside plane, an inside surface attached to the cylinder left side edge such that the center is on the cylinder center axis and the left rim extends radially outward to the outer edge, and having multiple radial slots extending from the point of contact between the outside of the cylinder left side edge and the inside of the left rim to the outer left edge, the slots having a bottom, a greater space around the outer circumference that is the same between adjacent slots, a lesser space around a rim circumference encompassing the slot bottoms that is the same between adjacent slots wherein at least the lesser space is configured to minimize the stretch of at least one elastic cord with a length of 12 inches to no more than 30 percent, and each slot has a top that is open, a depth, a width configured to be less than the ball end of the toggle bungee cord, a lead edge, and a trailing edge;
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- a right rim having a circular shape with an outer circumference having an outer edge, an inner circumference, a center, an outside surface in an outside plane, an inside surface attached to the cylinder right side edge such that the center is on the cylinder center axis, and the right rim extends radially outward to the outer edge.
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A method of using the bungee spool for collecting at least one toggle bungee cord with a spherical end attached to two ends of an elastic cord to form an elastic loop with an end or a bungee cord with a first hook and a second hook each secured at each end of an elastic cord by an area having a bulge with a thickness at each end of an elastic cord, the bungee spool, comprising the steps of,
- providing at least one bungee cord with a first hook and a second hook each secured to each end of an elastic cord by an area having a bulge with a thickness at each end of an elastic cord, the bungee spool;
- providing a bungee spool comprising
- a cylinder having an outside diameter, an inside diameter, a thickness, an outer surface, a length, a center axis, and a left side edge with an outside and an inside and a right-side edge with an outside and an inside;
- a left rim having a circular shape with an outer circumference having an outer edge, an inner circumference, a center, an outside surface in an outside plane, an inside surface attached to the cylinder left side edge such that the center is on the cylinder center axis and the left rim extends radially outward to the outer edge, and having multiple radial slots extending from the point of contact between the outside of the cylinder left side edge and the inside of the left rim to the outer left edge, the slots having a bottom, a greater space around the outer circumference that is the same between adjacent slots, a lesser space around rim encompassing the slot bottoms that is the same between adjacent slots wherein at least the lesser space is configured to minimize the stretch of at least one elastic cord with a length of 12 inches to no more than 30 percent, and each slot has a top that is open, a depth, a width configured to be less than the ball end of the toggle bungee cord, a lead edge, and a trailing edge;
- a right rim having a circular shape with an outer circumference having an outer edge, an inner circumference, a center, an outside surface in an outside plane, an inside surface attached to the cylinder right side edge such that the center is on the cylinder center axis, and the right rim extends radially outward to the outer edge;
- inserting the first hook about the lead edge of the first slot with the cord resting on the outer surface of the cylinder;
- winding the cord around the outer surface of the cylinder;
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- inserting the second hook about a trailing edge of a second slot that is the nearest forward slot to cause some stretching on the cord.
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A method of using the bungee spool for collecting at least one toggle bungee cord with a spherical end attached to two ends of an elastic cord to form an elastic loop or a bungee cord with a first hook and a second hook each secured to each end of an elastic cord by an area having a bulge with a thickness at each end of an elastic cord, the bungee spool, comprising the steps of,
- providing at least one toggle bungee cord with a spherical end attached to two ends of an elastic cord to form a looped elastic cord with an end;
- providing a bungee spool comprising
- a cylinder having an outside diameter, an inside diameter, a thickness, an outer surface, a length, a center axis, and a left side edge with an outside and an inside and a right-side edge with an outside and an inside;
- a left rim having a circular shape with an outer circumference having an outer edge, an inner circumference, a center, an outside surface in an outside plane, an inside surface attached to the cylinder left side edge such that the center is on the cylinder center axis and the left rim extends radially outward to the outer edge, and having multiple radial slots extending from the point of contact between the outside of the cylinder left side edge and the inside of the left rim to the outer left edge, the slots having a bottom, a greater space around the outer circumference that is the same between adjacent slots, a lesser space around rim encompassing the slot bottoms that is the same between adjacent slots wherein at least the lesser space is configured to minimize the stretch of at least one elastic cord with a length of 12 inches to no more than 30 percent, and each slot has a top that is open, a depth, a width configured to be less than the ball end of the toggle bungee cord, a lead edge, and a trailing edge;
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- a right rim having a circular shape with an outer circumference having an outer edge, an inner circumference, a center, an outside surface in an outside plane, an inside surface attached to the cylinder right side edge such that the center is on the cylinder center axis, and the right rim extends radially outward to the outer edge;
- inserting the spherical end of the toggle bungee cord in the first slot with the looped elastic cord resting on the outer surface of the cylinder;
- winding the looped elastic cord around the outer surface of the cylinder;
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- inserting the looped elastic cord around the rim between the second slot that is the nearest forward slot and the third slot that is before the second slot to cause some stretching on the looped elastic cord.
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