Rope rewinding device for a ski boat
OwnerJerry Taylor, James Sickmeyer +1inventors
InventorsJerry Taylor, James Sickmeyer, Rebecca Sickmeyer
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Abstract
An automatic ski rope rewinding device is presented used to rewind a ski rope when the rope is not pulling a skier. The invention utilizes a standard rope or cord rewinding mechanism which is mounted by L-shaped brackets to the body of the boat. The rewinding mechanism and rope are encased by an outer, waterproof casing. A water removing gasket facilitates removal of water from a rope being rewound and a loop near the attached end of the ski rope is used to directly attach the ski rope to the boat cleat when pulling a skier.
Claims7
An automatic rope rewinding device for a ski boat, comprising:
- (1) a reel for winding a ski rope rotatably attached to the stern of a ski boat by means of L-shaped reel brackets;
- (2) an automatic, spring operated rope rewinding means in cooperable connection with said reel;
- (3) a ski rope secured to said reel having a handle attached at the free end of said rope and a knotted loop near the secured end of said rope;
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- (4) an outer casing completely surrounding said reel, rewinding means and rope, permanently attached to the outside stern of a ski boat, said outer casing having handle receiving clips on the outside thereof and a rope-receiving slot opposite the stern of said boat, said rope slot further comprising a water-removing gasket therein;
An automatic rope rewinding device for a ski boat, comprising:
- (1) a reel for winding a ski rope rotatably attached to the floor of a ski boat by means of reel brackets;
- (2) an automatic, spring operated rope rewinding means in cooperable connection with said reel;
- (3) a ski rope secured to said reel having a handle attached at the free end of said rope and a knotted loop near the secured end of the rope;
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- (4) an outer casing completely surrounding said reel, rewinding means and rope, permanently attached to the inside rear floor of a ski boat, said an outer casing having a rope receiving slot essentially perpendicular to the point of attachment of said casing to the floor;
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- (5) a stern aperture having a water-removing gasket therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.