Patent ID: 11877872
Assignee: JAMES CAMERON DODDS
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A spooled line handling system comprising:
multiple spool assemblies spaced along a common axis; and
a mainframe at least on which the spool assemblies are mounted;
wherein each one of the multiple spool assemblies comprises:
a respective flexible line;
a spool rotationally biased by a spring torque, the respective flexible line mounted on the spool in a variably wound condition such that, as the respective flexible line is extended by unwinding from the spool, the spool is rotated in a first rotational direction against the spring torque around the common axis of the multiple spool assemblies;
a stop device coupled to the spool selectively preventing rotation of the spool in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction thereby selectively preventing, by opposing the spring torque, retraction of the respective flexible line by winding onto the spool; and
a release device movably attached to the mainframe and operatively coupled to the stop device, wherein upon user action on the release device, the release device selectively releases the stop device to allow the spool to rotate in the second rotational direction by the spring torque thereby selectively permitting retraction of the respective flexible line by rewinding at least a portion thereof onto the spool.