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A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360732 | Fishing apparatus A fishing apparatus that allows an individual to catch fish, while at the same, not be encumbered with a traditional fishing rod and reel. The fishing apparatus includes a reel that has an indentation where a length of fishing line or monofilament is wound around. T... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7226041 | Winch assembly for a lift structure supportive of a recreational boat and related watercraft An improved winch assembly adaptably configured for use with a new or existing lift structure suitably dedicated for short- and long-term storage of a recreational boat and related watercraft. The winch assembly comprises three drive assemblies housed and mounted wi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7048653 | Ball retrieval device for ball games, particularly for tennis rackets A ball retrieval device, particularly for integration in a tennis racket, includes a rotatable spool with a longitudinally displaceable carriage arranged thereon. Through rotation of the spool, a rubber-elastic thread element can be wound up on the latter or unwound... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040157 | Variable depth automated dynamic water profiler A winch-based system is used to raise and lower a hydrological probe into a water column to automatically dynamically obtain measurement data of a water column at incremental depths over selected time intervals. The winch-based system can be powered by a relatively ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040331 | High pressure tube cleaning apparatus An assembly for rotating and axially directing a high pressure spray hose and spray head to clean residue from the bores of thermal transfer tubes. The assembly includes a number of subassemblies that are concentrically aligned and mounted to rotate in synchrony and... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6988854 | Cable dispenser and method Fiber-optic cable is dispensed underwater into a trench from a vehicle moving along the bed of the body of water. The cable is wound on a stationary spool and dispensed over the end of the spool by a rotary arm driven by a motor controlled to maintain a desired tens... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6904872 | Retractable leash for animals The invention relates to a retractable leash for animals, having a housing containing a spring-biased reel in which the remaining length of leash can be taken up and which is stoppable by an actuating mechanism for adjustment of the maximum extension length of the l... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6796909 | Mobile device for practicing golf ball strokes A mobile device for practicing golf ball strokes, the mobile device resting on a base (1), onto which a cabinet (3) is attached by means of a mounting (2), the cabinet (3) housing a reel (4) provided with a brake (5), a cord... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6618892 | Socket latch drum release for a drain cleaning machine A socket latch drum release assembly includes a shaft release coupling which telescopically engages a rotary drum shaft to selectively lock and unlock a rotary drum of a drain cleaning machine without the necessity of tools. The shaft release coupling inc... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6516892 | Method and apparatus for coiled tubing operations A coiled tubing rig is operable to simultaneously translate and rotate coiled tubing in a borehole.... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6062503 | Apparatus and methods for hose storage A hose storage device that can be removably or permanently attached to a vehicle or to the frame unit of a portable power unit, such as those used with hydraulic rescue tools for the extrication of persons trapped in automobiles, trailers, buildings, etc.... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5431404 | Practice golf ball driver The present invention is a portable mechanism utilized to practice a golf swing. It includes a golf ball connected to a tethering line. When the golf ball is driven or otherwise projected a substantial distance, a spindle freely pays out the tethering lin... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5183220 | Tow rope bobbin assembly A bobbin (14) is cantilever mounted to an upright member (14A) of an L-shaped bracket assembly (12) which in turn has a planar base member (12B) releasibly mounted to the rear deck (16) of a boat by means of suction cups (18A, 18B, 18C). The bobbin (14) e... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5181668 | Apparatus for running a wire through a pipe An apparatus for inserting a coil of wire into a pipe which includes a rotatable drum for taking up a coil of spring wire, a guide for guiding the coil drawn from the rotatable drum, a push-pull device for applying external forces to the coil for feeding ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5092075 | Storage device for use in emergencies or as a combination hand caster including fishing reel, tackle storage box and flashlight storage handle A storage device, preferably one sufficiently buoyant to float on water, comprises a hollow multiple compartment housing including a first compartment for storing emergency supplies or tackle, a second compartment for storing a spool containing a stored p... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4914775 | Retainer mechanism for drain cleaner drum A drain cleaner machine having a drain cleaning cable storage drum rotatable on an axle which is fixedly mounted on the machine frame or chassis. The drum is provided with releasable retainer mechanism for positively locking the drum in place on the axle ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4911373 | Toroidal winch A winch having a torodially-shaped drum with an axis of rotation and at least one cable wound on the drum having a cable length extending from the drum parallel to and substantially equally spaced from said axis at all times during rotation of the winch. ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4890957 | Cable laying apparatus A method and apparatus for laying cable at an obstruction comprises a collapsible reel, an unwind guide and a rewinding device. The reel is removable from the laying vehicle when it reaches the obstruction and has an end flange which can be removed and ra... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4706321 | Drain-cleaning implement A drain-cleaning implement having a plastic shell of two subshells snapped together using male and female mating means along abutting edges and having a snake coiled within the shell and exerting outward mating force on it. The male means are on projectio... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4688740 | Hand held reel A hand reel for fishing line is formed by an outer annular member rotatable about an inner annular member, both the inner and outer members are made of two annular halves, an outer peripheral surface of the outer annular member is of a generally U-shaped ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4660782 | Portable reel for flexible conduits The portable reel has a non-rotatable spool extending longitudinally forwardly from a rearward mount and which surrounds a rotatable spindle extending along a lineal longitudinal-axis. An elongate radial arm is co-rotatably attached to the spindle, and th... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4497457 | Line holder A line holder is provided which permits using one hand to selectively engage and disengage a line as it is unwound from a reel. A line lock in the form of a hook assembly is secured to the reel so that angular movement of the reel to first and second posi... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4432502 | Bobbin apparatus for use in radiosondes Bobbin apparatus for releasing a connecting filament between a radiosonde and the sonde balloon in a controlled manner during the ascent thereof includes a longitudinally extending member adapted to be affixed to the balloon around which the filament is w... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4410084 | Water ski rope storage compartment A storage compartment has features that allow it to conveniently store water ski rope. The compartment has a base and a lid. A spool is rigidly secured to the base and extends outwardly from the base. The lid and the base are connected together by a hinge... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4402471 | Fly-fishing arbor A non-rotatable arbor, fastened by belt to waist-line of fisherman and used in combination with conventional fly-reel, onto which shooting-monofilament is wound by hand for axial departure on subsequent forward cast, thus enabling much longer casts by eli... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4324195 | Tender for submarine cable A device for underwater taking in and paying out of a submarine cable or tether feeding a remote controlled submarine. A stationary guide tube has a funnel above and below it for guiding a tether therethrough. The tether is moved by a power driven wheel p... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4301611 | Fishing line caster A fishing line caster comprising an elongate handle with a side casting spool disposed about one end and adapted to rotate about the handle and a casting guide connected to the handle and forming an upstanding skirt extending about the periphery of the sp... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4258834 | Winding system for flexible conduits and cables A cable winding system carried by a vehicle for extending and retracting cable responsive to vehicle movement. The cable frictionally engages a controllably powered sheave and is guided into a horizontally disposed coil by a cylindrical guide arm having a... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4246671 | Buoy anchoring system A buoy anchoring system includes an anchor device in the form of a weighted annister that pays out line from the center of a fixed, hollow-cored bale during free fall. The line is secured against further pay out after the device impacts the bottom by wrapp... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4240592 | Retrieving apparatus for tethered sports missile Apparatus for retrieving a tethered sports missile has a horizontal spool element of relatively large diameter and a hooplike line-guiding element arranged for deployment substantially concentric with the spool element and transverse to the spool axis and... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4229900 | Fishing apparatus Fishing apparatus, including a relatively short tubular cylinder around which fishing line is wound, the cylinder having a diametric crossbar adapted to be held by one of the hands of the user. The cylinder may have a raised rib or flange around each of i... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4200983 | Self-extending rule An improved case for a self-extending rule having a resilient blade which assumes a straight position when in a relaxed state and has a pair of case sections formed with flat top, bottom, and back walls, and arcuate side walls enclosing a cylindrical inte... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4163529 | Non-rotating axially-paying-out ski-rope bobbin A non-rotating axially-paying-out ski-rope bobbin comprises a molded-plastic body shaped to define a vertical-axis circumferentially-open annular space for receiving a ski-rope manually wound therein. A plurality of suction cups are fixed to the under fac... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4155168 | Power extended tape measure A resilient metallic measuring tape of concavo-convex cross-section is coiled in inside wound fashion against an inner peripheral surface of a cup rotatably mounted within a case. The leading end of the tape is laterally offset from the tape coil for exte... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4125230 | Golf ball retrieval apparatus Golf ball retrieval apparatus characterized by reduced drag on the ball after it is driven from the apparatus, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base, a take-up reel driven by a selectively actuatable reel motor connected to the base and adapted to d... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4098213 | Dual-role ski-rope retriever The disclosure is a dual-role ski-rope retriever. In its vertical-axis position the reel is rotatable by a geared-down electric motor reversible for paying-out or winding-in the ski rope. The mounting structure also permits the spool to be swung into a ho... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4082235 | Pole-less fishing rig A fishing rig comprised of a simple spool of about five inch diameter which contains the fishing line, with a handle attached to its rear face, and its forward lip flared to permit easy dispersal of the contained fishing line. The central cavity formed by... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4024667 | Fishing reel and support for archery bows The disclosure relates to an archery bow fishing reel and mount and particularly to a generally loop shaped or ring shaped mount in which a fishing reel is mounted and which is disposed to dispense line forwardly through a generally loop shaped line guide... | 05/24/1977 |
