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US 6,648,262 B1Granted
Line removal device and method
OwnerCarl T. Huffmaninventor
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Abstract
The invention herein pertains to a device and method for unwinding and removing line from reels such as fishing reels. The device and method described includes a tapered shaft positioned between opposing hubs. The distal hub is threadably joined to the shaft and can be released after winding for convenient removal of the line.
Claims11
A device for unwinding line from a fishing reel comprising:
- a tapered shaft, a winding stud, said winding stud affixed to aid shaft, a pair of opposing hubs, said hubs mounted on said shaft, one of said hubs being threadable on said shaft, a shaft extension, said shaft extension attached to said shaft proximnate said threadable hub and a handle, said handle slidably mounted on said shaft extension whereby line wound on said shaft can be removed by sliding said wound line therefrom after removing said threadable hub.
A method of removing line from a reel with a device having a tapered shaft, a shaft extension, a handle slidably positioned on said shaft extension and a threadable hub attached to said tapered shaft comprising the steps of:
- a) winding the line onto the tapered shaft by rotating the tapered shaft;
- b) removing the threadable hub from the shaft by sliding the threadable hub over the handle;
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- c) thereafter sliding the wound line from the shaft over the handle.
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