Fishing line dispensing arrangement and method
OwnerRichard E. McCallinventor
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Abstract
A fishing spool dispenser for the easy manipulation and severance of a fishing line. A first flange contains a radially expanding, angled guide slot to secure the free end of the fishing line. A radially inward extending holding clip is disposed along the outer edge of the first flange opposite the supply of fishing line. A cutting slot is formed on the second flange, generally opposite the guide slot, and contains a cutting surface to sever the line. The invention also includes a method of using the dispensing arrangement, running a portion of fishing line from the supply, through the guide slot, under the holding clip and then back to the cutting slot to be cut against a cutting surface within the cutting slot.
Claims5
A method of drawing a segment of fishing line from a flanged spool, where the fishing line is wound in a first direction around a spool, comprising the steps of:
- a) drawing a first end of the fishing line off the spool;
- b) placing a portion of the fishing line into a first channel formed in an indentation across a first flange, isolating a free portion of the fishing line;
- c) drawing the free portion around a tab disposed along the first flange, whereby a remainder is isolated;
- d) drawing the remainder towards a second direction into a second channel on a second flange, the second channel including a cutting edge;
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- e) severing the remainder at the second channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.