Apparatus for preventing entanglement of a pair of lines fed from separate reels

摘要

A multi-reel, line-handling apparatus can include a housing, a shaft located within the housing, the shaft defining a shaft axis, a first reel located within the housing, the first reel rotatably mounted to the shaft about a first reel axis angled with respect to the shaft axis, and a second reel located within the housing, the second reel rotatably mounted to the shaft about a second reel axis angled with respect to the shaft axis. The first reel and the second reel can be rotatable with respect to the housing about the shaft axis.

主权项

1. A multi-reel, line-handling apparatus, comprising:
a housing; a handle coupled to the housing; a first reel located within the housing, the first reel rotatable about a first reel axis; a second reel located within the housing, the second reel rotatable about a second reel axis; a first brake; a second brake movable independently of the first brake; a first actuation member located exterior to the housing, the first actuation member adapted to move the first brake and the first reel into engagement with one another; a second actuation member located exterior to the housing, the second actuation member adapted to move the second brake and the second reel into engagement with one another; a first brake rod connecting the first actuation member to the first brake such that sliding of the first actuation member imparts corresponding sliding to the first brake; and a second brake rod extending through at least a portion of the first brake rod, the second brake rod connecting the second actuation member to the second brake such that sliding of the second actuation member imparts corresponding sliding to the second brake, wherein at least a portion of the first brake rod is coaxial with a portion of the second brake rod about an axis substantially perpendicular to the first reel axis and the second reel axis; wherein the first brake and the first reel are movable into engagement with one another to stop rotation of the first reel while the second brake remains disengaged from the second reel to allow rotation of the second reel, and the second brake and the second reel are movable into engagement with one another to stop rotation of the second reel while the first brake remains disengaged from the first reel to allow rotation of the first reel.