| US 7,455,257 B1 | ||
| Motorized self-winding reel for divers | ||
| Dennis Alfred Kaleta, 826 Hemlock St., Shamokin, Pa. 17872 (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/520,887. | ||
| Int. Cl. B65H 27/00 (2006.01); B63B 22/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 242—397.3 [441/25] | 10 Claims |
| 1. An automated reel device for controlling the pay out of a diver's safety cord, the automated reel device comprising;
a water-tight housing attachable to a piece of diver's equipment'
a take-up reel rotatably attached to the housing and including a predetermined length of safety cord wound therearound, with
an interior termination attached to said take-up reel, and an exterior termination capable of being fixedly attached by a
diver to a point of origin, the safety cord being unwound off of said take-up reel as the diver moves away from the point
of origin;
a battery-operated motor disposed within said housing and coupled to said take-up reel through a gearing arrangement such
that when the motor is activated the take-up reel rotates to re-wind slack safety cord; and
a tension sensing mechanism disposed in proximity to both the battery-operated motor and the take-up reel such that upon sensing
slack in the safety cord, the tension-sensing mechanism functioning to: (1) activate the battery-operated motor and impart
rotation of said take-up reel; and (2) de-activate the battery-operated motor when the slack along the safety cord is eliminated.
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