Patent ID: 8490751

Claim:
A line dispensing device, comprising: a shaft; a rotor, the rotor comprising, a center component, and at least one pivotable member moveably attached to the center component, wherein the rotor is rotatable around the shaft and wherein the pivotable member is configured to move relative to the center component when the rotor rotates around the shaft; at least one magnet configured to apply a magnetic field extending at least partially orthogonal to a plane of rotation of the pivotable member, wherein a portion of the at least one pivotable member moves into the magnetic field based on centrifugal force caused by rotation of the rotor; a cradle, the cradle rotatable around the shaft and configured to hold the at least one magnet; a coupling transmission, the coupling transmission coupling the rotor to the cradle and the at least one magnet; a line, the line coupled to the cradle; a retracting mechanism, the retracting mechanism is operatively coupled to the cradle and attached to the shaft at one end of the retracting mechanism; and a housing, the housing containing at least a portion of the shaft, at least a portion of the rotor, at least a portion of the at least one pivotable member, at least a portion of the at least one magnet, at least a portion of the cradle, at least a portion of the coupling transmission, at least a portion of the retracting mechanism, and at least a portion of the line.