Line retrieval apparatus and methods
OwnerJacob KOBELTinventor
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Abstract
An exemplary line retrieval apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise: a motor comprising an output shaft; a hand crank; a spool; and a driveshaft. The apparatus may further comprise a selector operable to shift the apparatus between, at least: a manual mode, in which the driveshaft is engaged with the spool and the hand crank such that rotation of the hand crank causes rotation of the spool; and a motor mode, in which the driveshaft is engaged with the spool and the output shaft of the motor such that rotation of the output shaft causes rotation of the spool. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.
Claims21
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A line retrieval apparatus comprising:
- a motor comprising an output shaft;
- a hand crank;
- a spool;
- a driveshaft;
- and
- a selector operable to shift the apparatus between, at least:
- a manual mode, in which the driveshaft is engaged with the spool and the hand crank such that rotation of the hand crank causes rotation of the spool;
- and
- a motor mode, in which the driveshaft is engaged with the spool and the output shaft of the motor such that rotation of the output shaft causes rotation of the spool.
A method of operating a line retrieval apparatus, the method comprising:
- operating a selector to shift the apparatus between, at least:
- a manual mode, in which a driveshaft is engaged with a spool and a hand crank such that rotation of the hand crank causes rotation of the spool;
- and
- a motor mode, in which the driveshaft is engaged with the spool and an output shaft of a motor such that rotation of the output shaft causes rotation of the spool.
A line retrieval apparatus comprising:
- a motor comprising an output shaft;
- a hand crank;
- a means for winding a line;
- and
- a means for shifting the apparatus between, at least:
- a manual mode, in which the means for winding is engaged with the hand crank such that rotation of the hand crank causes the means for winding to wind the line;
- and
- a motor mode, in which the means for winding is engaged with the output shaft of the motor such that rotation of the output shaft causes the means for winding to wind the line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.