Retractable reel for a tiger tail

Abstract

An illustrated view of an exemplary retractable rope reel device for protecting a tiger tail or jetter hose of a jet truck and trailer mounted unit. The retractable rope reel device keeps the tiger tail in place and stops the jetter hose from dragging or scraping along an edge of a pipe or manhole and causing replacement or leaking of the jetter hose. The retractable rope reel device is useful for protecting users working on the jet truck and trailer from being in the road when retrieving a rope from a side cargo area of the jet truck and trailer. Further, the retractable rope reel device is useful for saving time and energy of the users from retrieving and returning the rope from the jet truck and trailer thus being more efficient and safer in the use of time and costs. The device has a canister with a retractable reel and a trigger on an inside of the canister. The trigger allows retraction of a rope that is coupled to the reel. The rope is coupled to a tiger tail for keeping the tiger tail securely in a desired position. The device has a bracket for attaching the device to a bumper and then can be removed or kept for future use.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A retractable rope reel device for keeping a tiger tail in a desired position when jetting, the device comprising:
 a canister, the canister having an interior and an outside;   a reel, the reel coupled to the interior of the canister;   a snap trigger coupled to a center of the canister;   a rope, the rope coupled to the reel, wherein the rope being threaded through the opening in the outside of the canister, and wherein the rope having a stopper, wherein the stopper being coupled to the tiger tail being securely positioned, and wherein the rope being secured in a desired position by the trigger; and   a bracket, the bracket being coupled to a bumper of a vehicle, and wherein the bracket being securely coupled to the outside of the canister.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device having a length being ten and one-half (10.5) inches. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device having a width being three and one-half (3.5) inches. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device having a height being nine (9) inches. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the canister being made of a hard-plastic material. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the reel being made of a metal material. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the metal material being steel. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein stopper being four (4) inch snap trigger clasp. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the bracket being coupled to the canister by a first coupling device. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the first coupling device being a screw. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device being substantially a round shape. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the rope having a length being twenty-five (25) feet. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the reel being an EZ coil reel. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the bracket being coupled to the bumper by a third coupling device. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein the third coupling device being a bolt. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 1 , where in the vehicle being a jet/sewer combination truck and trailer mounted units.