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US 2003/0070599 A1Published application
Boat cleat with retractable line
OwnerZoltan Kissinventor
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Abstract
A boat cleat with retractable line. A retractable line is wound around a spool that is rotatably mounted within a line encasing. A cleat is rigidly attached to the outside surface of the line encasing. A spring is operably coupled to the spool and urges rotation of the spool in a line take-up direction. In a preferred embodiment, a locking device is connected to the spool for preventing unwanted rotation of the spool.
Claims21
1) A boat cleat with retractable line, comprising:
- A) retractable line,
- B) a line encasing,
- C) a cleat rigidly attached to said line encasing,
- D) a spool rotatably mounted within said line encasing, wherein said retractable line is wound around said spool, and
- E) a spring operably coupled to said spool for urging rotation of said spool in a line take-up direction.
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10) A boat cleat with retractable line, comprising:
- A) a retractable line comprising a rectangular cross section having thickness no greater than approximately ⅛ inch,
- B) a weight attached to the throwing end of said retractable line,
- C) a line encasing,
- D) a cleat rigidly attached to said line encasing,
- E) a spool rotatably mounted within said line casing, wherein said retractable line is wound around said spool, wherein said spool comprises teeth around the circumference of said spool,
- F) a locking device for preventing rotation of said spool, comprising:
- 1) a star wheel engaged with said teeth,
- 2) a bar removably engaged with said star wheel for locking said star wheel, and
- 3) a button connected to said bar, wherein said button controls the position of said bar to engage and disengage said bar with said star wheel,
- G) a spring operably coupled to said spool for urging rotation of said spool in a line take-up direction.
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11) A boat cleat with retractable line, comprising:
- A) retractable line means,
- B) a line encasing means,
- C) a cleat means rigidly attached to said line encasing means,
- D) a spool means rotatably mounted within said line encasing means, wherein said retractable line means is wound around said spool means, and
- E) a spring means operably coupled to said spool means for urging rotation of said spool means in a line take-up direction.
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20) A boat cleat with retractable line, comprising:
- A) retractable line,
- B) a line encasing,
- C) a cleat rigidly attached to said line encasing,
- D) a spool rotatably mounted within said line encasing, wherein said retractable line is wound around said spool, and
- E) a spool rotating device operably coupled to said spool for rotating said spool.
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