Line retrieving apparatus
US4908974A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K97/24
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for retrieving lines, ropes, wires, optical fibres and the like from otherwise inaccessable locations, without the need for separate control lines, dissolving tables and the like. The apparatus comprises a line guide assembly, line clamping assembly, a line cutting assembly and a triggering mechanism for the activation of the aforementioned assemblies. The triggering mechanism is activated by the application of force to the line to be retrieved.
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