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US 2002/0171002 A1Published application
Retractable fence having a line dispenser
AssigneeLake Restoration, Inc.
InventorsKevin R. Kretsch, Alan W. Cibuzar
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AssigneeLake Restoration, Inc.
InventorsKevin R. Kretsch, Alan W. Cibuzar
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A line dispenser for a retractable fence which includes a housing for holding a spool of line, the housing having a hole for communicating the line outside the housing; a crank for rotating the spool to bring the line into the housing through the hole; and a tube located within the hole. The line extends through the tube so that the tube applies a tension on the line as the line is reeled in and pulled out of the housing. This device provides a fence which is substantially tangle-free as the line is reeled into and pulled out of the housing. Another aspect provides a retractable fence which includes a line dispenser which holds a rotatable spool having a length of line thereon, the line dispenser being mounted on a starting post; means for rewinding said line onto the rotatable spool; at least one secondary post, said line traversable from the starting post to the secondary post and back to the starting post; wherein the starting post and at least one secondary post are set in receptacles and are reversibly removable therefrom.
A line dispenser for a retractable fence, the line dispenser comprising:
A line dispenser for a retractable fence, the line dispenser comprising:
A retractable fence comprising:
A line dispenser for a retractable fence, the line dispenser comprising:
A tensioning member for controlling a line as the line is being rewound on a spool, the tensioning member comprising a tube member flexibly biased towards a surface of the spool, wherein the line extends through the tube.
A method for controlling a line as the line is being rewound upon a spool, the method comprising bringing the line through a tube member as the line is being rewound and biasing a first end of the tube member towards a surface of the spool.
A method for rewinding a retractable fence, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.