Windable storage reel

Abstract

A line winder has a spool body including a cylinder and a pair of annular disc-shaped flanges that together define a toroidal volume for receiving a wound flexible line. A handgrip body is located substantially inside the cylinder. The handgrip body slidingly engages an inwardly facing surface of the cylinder and is coupled to the spool body by a groove and a rib. The groove is provided in either the cylinder or the handgrip body, while the rib is provided on the other of the cylinder and the handgrip body.

1 . A line winder comprising: a spool body including a cylinder and a pair of annular disc-shaped flanges that together define a toroidal volume for receiving a wound flexible line; a handgrip body located substantially inside said cylinder, said handgrip body slidingly engaging an inwardly facing surface of said cylinder, said handgrip body being coupled to said spool body by at least one groove and at least one rib, said groove being provided in one of said cylinder and said handgrip body, said rib being provided on the other of said cylinder and said handgrip body. 
   
   
       2 . The line winder defined in  claim 1  wherein said handgrip body includes a bar and a sleeve, said bar being connected to said sleeve, said sleeve slidingly engaging said inwardly facing surface of said cylinder. 
   
   
       3 . The line winder defined in  claim 2  wherein said rib is provided on said inwardly facing surface of said cylinder and said groove is provided on said sleeve. 
   
   
       4 . The line winder defined in  claim 3  wherein said sleeve has a pair of circular edges, said sleeve being formed along one of said edges with a plurality of slits extending parallel to an axis of said sleeve, said groove being intersected by said slits. 
   
   
       5 . The line winder defined in  claim 4  wherein said sleeve is provided along another one of said edges with an outwardly turned lip, said lip engaging a radially inner periphery of one of said flanges. 
   
   
       6 . The line winder defined in  claim 3  wherein said sleeve has a pair of circular edges, said sleeve being formed along one of said edges with a plurality of extension sections defined in part by slits extending parallel to an axis of said sleeve, said groove including a plurality of separate and aligned groove segments formed in respective ones of said extension sections. 
   
   
       7 . The line winder defined in  claim 2  wherein said bar is integral at opposite ends with said sleeve. 
   
   
       8 . The line winder defined in  claim 1  wherein at least one of said flanges is provided along an edge with a plurality of notches of different sizes, for receiving and catching flexible wound lines of different diameters. 
   
   
       9 . The line winder defined in  claim 8  wherein said notches are arranged in order of increasing diameter. 
   
   
       10 . The line winder defined in  claim 9  wherein said one of said flanges is provided with at least two pluralities of differently sizes notches, the notches within each plurality of notches being arranged in order of increasing diameter. 
   
   
       11 . The line winder defined in  claim 1  wherein said cylinder is provided with an opening for receiving a leading end of a flexible line, said cylinder having a tongue projecting into said opening. 
   
   
       12 . The line winder defined in  claim 11  wherein said opening is substantially C-shaped by virtue of said tongue. 
   
   
       13 . The line winder defined in  claim 12  wherein said opening is defined in part by a pair of beveled edges on opposite sides of said tongue. 
   
   
       14 . The line winder defined in  claim 1  wherein said cylinder is provided with an opening for receiving a leading end of a flexible line, said cylinder having a tongue projecting into said opening. 
   
   
       15 . The line winder defined in  claim 11  wherein said opening is substantially C-shaped by virtue of said tongue. 
   
   
       16 . The line winder defined in  claim 12  wherein said opening is defined in part by a pair of beveled edges on opposite sides of said tongue. 
   
   
       17 . The line winder defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a knob projecting outwardly from one of said flanges. 
   
   
       18 . The line winder defined in  claim 1  wherein said flanges are pierced with a plurality of thin arcuate slits that afford visual inspection of the cord windings.