Retractable fence having a line dispenser

Abstract

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.

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