Electrical connector for a cable reel
AssigneeWalker Downriggers, Inc.
InventorRichard Ford
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Abstract
A coupling system suitable for use with a transmission cable is described. The system includes a contact unit operably connected to a reel assembly having a base and a reel rotatably mounted to the base for winding the transmission cable. The contact unit provides for the transmission of electrical signals and power between the cable and a vessel as the cable is wound onto the reel.
Claims16
A coupling system suitable for use with a downrigger cable comprising:
- (a) a reel assembly having a base and a cable reel rotatably mounted to said base for winding said downrigger cable;
- (b) a rotor attached to said reel assembly;
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- (c) an electrical pickup attached to said reel assembly for transmitting electrical signals between said pickup and said rotor.
A coupling system for a reel assembly and a downrigger cable, said reel assembly having a base attached to a vessel and a reel rotatably mounted in relation to said base, said downrigger cable having a plurality of conductive leads electrically isolated from each other and an outer shield spirally surrounding said conductive leads comprising:
- (a) a contact unit having a rotor with a plurality of concentric conductive rings mounted thereon, said contact unit operably connected to said base, said reel, and said conductive leads for transmission of said electrically isolated signals between said cable and said vessel;
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- (b) a connector operably connected to said contact unit for transmission of said electrical signals between said cable and said vessel as said cable is spirally wound onto said cable reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.