Water ski reel apparatus

• US 3,178,127 A
• Filed: 06/05/1962
• Issued: 04/13/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edward C. Andersen
• Original Assignee: Edward C. Andersen
• Inventors: Andersen, Edward C.
• Application Number:
  US04/200,140
• Time in Patent Office: 1,043 Days
• US Class Current: 242/390.9
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 34/67 Connection means on the towing watercraft, e.g. pylons, side poles or winches
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 242/904 Water ski reel

Claims

1. A REEL APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION:

MOUNTING MEANS;

REEL MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID MOUNTING MEANS;

A TOW LINE CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID REEL MEANS AND ADAPTED TO BE PULLED TAUT RELATIVE TO SAID REEL MEANS, SAID REEL MEANS MOVABLE TO A FIRST POSITION;

MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID REEL MEANS FOR MOVING SAID REEL MEANS TO A SECOND POSITION UPON A SLACKING OF SAID TOW LINE;

AND MEANS AUTOMATICALLY RESPONSIVE TO SAID MOVEMENT OF SAID REEL MEANS TO SAID SECOND POSITION TO ACTUATE SAID REEL MEANS TO REEL IN SAID TOW LINE.