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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Thomas M. Chlystek, Darien, IL (US);
Joel R. Lee, Peotone, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a line retainer including a body that includes a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall. The side walls at least partially define a slot configured to receive any one of a plurality of differently-sized lines. The side walls define an opening of the slot. The line retainer includes a set of opposing legs extending into the slot from the first and second side walls adjacent the front and rear support walls and a first set of opposing arms extending into the slot from the first and second side walls adjacent the opening. The line retainer includes a second set of opposing arms extending into the slot from the first and second side walls between the first set of opposing arms and the set of opposing legs.