Hand-held trotline holder
US4862636A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 1987 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2402/412
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hand-held trotline holder adapted for safety accumulating, storing, and dispensing a trotline having a main line with spaced drop lines carrying hooks. The trotline holder includes an arcuate handgrip and spool-like member that rotates with respect to the handgrip. The spool-like member comprises a hollow cylindrical hub with two circular flanges; one of those flanges is attached at each of the two ends of the hub. The trotline is accumulated around the hub and contained between the two flanges. The hub is adapted to rotate about its central (longitudinal) axis, and the two flanges (which are preferably formed integrally with the hub) therefore rotate in planes perpendicular to the hub's central axis. Rigidly affixed to the outer face of the first flange is a series of peripherally and outwardly opening compartments; each compartment has at least one radially extending slot for storing one or more hooks attached to the drop lines. The second flange has affixed thereto an external knob which is adapted to be grasped for turning the spool about its central axis. Permanently mounted within the cylindrical spool hub is a handgrip which is adapted for rotatably supporting the spool. A…
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