Reel structure for marine fabric tape

• US 8,231,109 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2009
• Issued: 07/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: I-Sin Peng
• Original Assignee: I-Sin Peng
• Inventors: Peng, I-Sin
• Primary Examiner(s): MARCELO, EMMANUEL MONSAYAC
• Application Number:
  US12/578,282
• Publication Number:
  US 20110084159A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,022 Days
• Field of Search: 254/214, 254/219, 254/221, 254/222, 254/223, 254/241, 254/342, 242/388, 242/388.1, 242/388.5, 242/402, 242/407, 242/532.6, 242/613
• US Class Current: 254/223
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/37 Tapes
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/537 Stopping the winding or unwinding of reels which do not feature spring motors
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/28 Arrangements for positively securing ends of material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/4431 Manual stop or release button

Abstract

A reel structure for a marine fabric tape includes a reel device pivoted to an engaging seat. When a handle of a windlass is turned, a flat rod will be driven to rotate a gear shaft which then drives a gear disc to rotate. Because a head portion is positioned in an axle shaft, a fabric tape is rolled up along with the axle shaft to form a circular shape, providing an even applied force for rolling up the fabric tape.

Claims

1. A reel structure for a marine fabric tape, comprising an engaging seat and a reel device which is pivotally connected to the engaging seat;

the engaging seat comprising a base, a stop plate, a positioning bolt, and a straight torsion spring, the base having two side boards formed with a pair of axle holes and a pair of rotation holes, one of the two side boards being formed with an aperture which is disposed in front of the rotation hole, the positioning bolt being inserted through a positioning hole of the stop plate and the aperture to be secured inside the engaging seat, the straight torsion spring being mounted on a lower portion of the stop plate, the stop plate having a stop portion;

the reel device comprising a gear tray and a gear shaft, the gear tray including an axle shaft, a gear disc and an axle bolt, the axle bolt being inserted through a central pivotal hole of the gear tray, a central hole of the axle shaft, a loop of a head portion of a fabric tape, and the pair of axle holes so that the gear tray being positioned between the pair of axle holes, the axle shaft being formed with a slot interconnected with the pivotal hole for insertion of the head portion of the fabric tape, the gear disc being disposed on the gear tray and located adjacent to the side board formed with the aperture to mesh with a plurality of teeth of the gear shaft, the stop portion of the stop plate being adapted to engage with the teeth of the gear shaft, the gear shaft having two ends provided with left and right sleeves, a pad ring being provided on the gear shaft between the pair of rotation holes, the gear shaft being provided with a flat rod extending from the end which is located close to the aperture, the other end of the gear shaft being formed with a groove for insertion of a C-shaped ring to position the pad ring in place for rolling up the fabric tape evenly;

thereby, the flat rod being driven to rotate the gear shaft by turning a handle of a windlass, the gear shaft driving the gear disc to rotate, the fabric tape being rolled up along with the axle shaft through rotation about the axle bolt both because the head portion of the fabric tape is positioned in the axle shaft and because the axle bolt also extends through the loop of the head portion of the fabric tape.