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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2009
Christopher Bentz, Wilmington, NC (US);
Garet Itz, Austin, TX (US);
Weston Petersen, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher Bentz, Wilmington, NC (US);
Garet Itz, Austin, TX (US);
Weston Petersen, Austin, TX (US);
Parks/Bentz IP Holdings, LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
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.