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US2816310A
US2816310A US624163A US62416356A US2816310A US 2816310 A US2816310 A US 2816310A US 624163 A US624163 A US 624163A US 62416356 A US62416356 A US 62416356A US 2816310 A US2816310 A US 2816310A
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  • This invention relates to a water skiing device. It has for its main objects to provide such a device that will be highly satisfactory for the purpose intended, simple in structure, comparatively cheap to manufacture, easy to use and keep in working condition, and extremely durable.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of the rear portion of a boat with the device according to the present invention removably attached for use on the rear panel of the boat;
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the parts shown in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a detail view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 4 is an end view of one of the supporting brackets;
  • Fig. 5 is a view on line 5--5 of Fig. 2 showing a supporting bracket;
  • Fig. 6 is a detail view on line 6-6 of Fig. 2 showing parts of the ball type joints;
  • Fig. 7 is an edge view of Fig. 6;
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of the rear portion of a boat with the device according to the present invention removably attached for use on the rear panel of the boat;
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the parts shown in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a detail view on line 3-3 of Fig.
  • Fig. 8 is a general enlarged view, part full and part in section, of the tow line drum of the device;
  • Fig. 9 is a detail end view of the drum showing the recoil spring in the drum and tow line on the drum;
  • Fig. 10 is a detail view showing the ball joint and line guide;
  • Fig. 11 is a side view of Fig. 10;
  • Fig. 12 is a detail view on line 12-12 of Fig. 11;
  • Fig. 13 is a detail view on line 13-13 of Fig. 11.
  • the device comprises as its main part an assembled drum having ends 1 to which cross members 2 are attached.
  • a coil spring 3 is mounted in the drum and is attached by one end 4 to a shaft 5 that is held in fixed condition by clamps 6 on the supporting frame 7 that is removably attached by its ends 8 in brackets 9 mounted on the rear panel 10 of the boat 11.
  • the outer end 12 of the spring is attached to the drum at 13.
  • the spring is set to wind tight when the line 14 pulls the spring clock-wise, and to unwind anti-clockwise when all pull on the line is released by any cause.
  • a bar 15 with a ball 16 end is supported in a clamp type holder 17 attached to the outer end of the frame.
  • a telescope type tube in two parts 18 and 19 is attached in fixed condition by end portion to the ball bar.
  • a wing screw 20 is mounted in the telescope tube to hold it in difierent lengths.
  • Eyes 21, 22 and 23 are attached by their clamping portions on the telescope tube.
  • the tow line is inserted through the eyes.
  • a coil spring 24 is attached by its ends to small bolts 25 in the frame with the center portion of the spring attached adjacent the eye21.'on...the telescope -.tube-.
  • the device. is adapted .for, a,,.water skiing,tow-line.,to bepulle'dsclocks wise fromv the drum when, it".is..entirely wound around the drum, and if for. any reason the pull. on the lineis re-. leased the spring will unwindlanti-cloc-kwise.and wind. the slack line'around the drum thus preventing the idle .line from becoming tangled in the propeller of the motor or any other object.
  • the V-shaped spring holds the device in an upward position.
  • the various parts of the device may be of any material suitable for the purpose, but I prefer to use good grades of metal. Also the parts may be made in different sizes and capacities, depending on the sizes of boats and skis on which to be used.
  • a water skiing device of the character described comprising a frame with T-shaped ends adapted for removable attachment on the outer face of a rear panel of a boat, a fixed shaft fixedly mounted in said frame, a drum mounted revolvably on said shaft, a coil spring mounted in said drum, said spring being attached by one end to said shaft with its other end attached to the outer inner portion of the drum, said spring being set so that when the drum is revolved with its top edge moving away from the boat the spring will wind up and when the top edge of the drum is moving toward the boat the spring will unwind; a ski towing line attached by one end to the said drum near its minor axis center portion with the line wound around the drum when not in use; a bar with a ball integral with one of its ends, a ball type clamping joint mounted on the outer end of the said frame, said ball bar having its ball in said clamping joint; a telescopetype tube, said tube being attached on said ball bar, an adjusting wing screw mounted in said telescope tube for adjustment thereof, a plurality of eyes with integral
  • a water skiing device of the character described comprising means for drawing in a skiing line when not in use, said means including a frame with T-shaped ends adapted for removable attachment on the outer face of a rear panel of a boat, a fixed shaft fixedly mounted'in said frame, a drum mounted revolvably on said shaft, a coil spring mounted in said drum, said spring being attached by one end to said shaft with its other end attached to the outer inner portion of the drum, said spring being set so that when the drum is revolved with its top edge moving away from the boat the spring will wind up and when the top edge of the drum is moving toward the boat the spring will unwind; a ski towing line attached by one end to the said drum near its minor axis center portion with P atentedtDec. 1.7,. 1 957.

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Dec. 17, 1957 I. c. E. NALE WATER SKIING DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 25, 1956 Q INVENTOR.
3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 23, 1956 INVENTOR. 6M
'Dec. 17, 1957 c. E. NALE WATER SKIING DEVICE" 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 23, 1956 INVENTORJQ -E S ates Patent WATER. SKIING DEVICE 'ClilftirdETNale, Alabama City, Ala.
Application November 23, 1956, Serial No. 624,163
3 Claims. (Cl. 9-21) This invention relates to a water skiing device. It has for its main objects to provide such a device that will be highly satisfactory for the purpose intended, simple in structure, comparatively cheap to manufacture, easy to use and keep in working condition, and extremely durable.
In skiing when the rider is thrown from the skis and is forced to release the towing line, or voluntarily lets go the line for any reason, the line is pulled along in the water by the towing boat and often causes trouble by becoming entangled in the propeller of the motor attached to the boat. By use of the present invention all towing line trouble is overcome as will appear from the description.
Other objects and advantages will appear from the drawings and specification.
By referring generally to the drawings it will be observed that Fig. 1 is a plan view of the rear portion of a boat with the device according to the present invention removably attached for use on the rear panel of the boat; Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the parts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is an end view of one of the supporting brackets; Fig. 5 is a view on line 5--5 of Fig. 2 showing a supporting bracket; Fig. 6 is a detail view on line 6-6 of Fig. 2 showing parts of the ball type joints; Fig. 7 is an edge view of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a general enlarged view, part full and part in section, of the tow line drum of the device; Fig. 9 is a detail end view of the drum showing the recoil spring in the drum and tow line on the drum; Fig. 10 is a detail view showing the ball joint and line guide; Fig. 11 is a side view of Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is a detail view on line 12-12 of Fig. 11; and Fig. 13 is a detail view on line 13-13 of Fig. 11.
Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the device comprises as its main part an assembled drum having ends 1 to which cross members 2 are attached. A coil spring 3 is mounted in the drum and is attached by one end 4 to a shaft 5 that is held in fixed condition by clamps 6 on the supporting frame 7 that is removably attached by its ends 8 in brackets 9 mounted on the rear panel 10 of the boat 11. The outer end 12 of the spring is attached to the drum at 13. The spring is set to wind tight when the line 14 pulls the spring clock-wise, and to unwind anti-clockwise when all pull on the line is released by any cause. A bar 15 with a ball 16 end is supported in a clamp type holder 17 attached to the outer end of the frame. A telescope type tube in two parts 18 and 19 is attached in fixed condition by end portion to the ball bar. A wing screw 20 is mounted in the telescope tube to hold it in difierent lengths. Eyes 21, 22 and 23 are attached by their clamping portions on the telescope tube. The tow line is inserted through the eyes. A coil spring 24 is attached by its ends to small bolts 25 in the frame with the center portion of the spring attached adjacent the eye21.'on..the telescope -.tube-. The springgisset;
in tensionto hold the line guide'inanupwardposition=as. plainly shown inFig. 2.
From .the foregoing it will appear that the device. is adapted .for, a,,.water skiing,tow-line.,to bepulle'dsclocks wise fromv the drum when, it".is..entirely wound around the drum, and if for. any reason the pull. on the lineis re-. leased the spring will unwindlanti-cloc-kwise.and wind. the slack line'around the drum thus preventing the idle .line from becoming tangled in the propeller of the motor or any other object. The V-shaped spring holds the device in an upward position.
The various parts of the device may be of any material suitable for the purpose, but I prefer to use good grades of metal. Also the parts may be made in different sizes and capacities, depending on the sizes of boats and skis on which to be used.
While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to limit same to the exact and precise details of structure, and reserve the right to make all modifications and changes so long as they remain within the scope of the invention and the following claims.
Having described my invention I claim:
1. A water skiing device of the character described comprising a frame with T-shaped ends adapted for removable attachment on the outer face of a rear panel of a boat, a fixed shaft fixedly mounted in said frame, a drum mounted revolvably on said shaft, a coil spring mounted in said drum, said spring being attached by one end to said shaft with its other end attached to the outer inner portion of the drum, said spring being set so that when the drum is revolved with its top edge moving away from the boat the spring will wind up and when the top edge of the drum is moving toward the boat the spring will unwind; a ski towing line attached by one end to the said drum near its minor axis center portion with the line wound around the drum when not in use; a bar with a ball integral with one of its ends, a ball type clamping joint mounted on the outer end of the said frame, said ball bar having its ball in said clamping joint; a telescopetype tube, said tube being attached on said ball bar, an adjusting wing screw mounted in said telescope tube for adjustment thereof, a plurality of eyes with integral clamping means, said eyes attached on said telescope tube, said towing line being inserted through said eyes as guiding means for the line; a coil spring, said spring having its ends attached to said frame and having its middle portion attached to the eye clamping means positioned nearest to the frame.
2. A water skiing device of the character described according to claim 1 and being further characterized by having two companion brackets adapted for removable attachment to the outer face of the rear panel of a boat, said frame T-shaped ends being of a size to fit slidably and removably in said brackets when attached for use to the outer face of a rear panel of a boat.
3. A water skiing device of the character described comprising means for drawing in a skiing line when not in use, said means including a frame with T-shaped ends adapted for removable attachment on the outer face of a rear panel of a boat, a fixed shaft fixedly mounted'in said frame, a drum mounted revolvably on said shaft, a coil spring mounted in said drum, said spring being attached by one end to said shaft with its other end attached to the outer inner portion of the drum, said spring being set so that when the drum is revolved with its top edge moving away from the boat the spring will wind up and when the top edge of the drum is moving toward the boat the spring will unwind; a ski towing line attached by one end to the said drum near its minor axis center portion with P atentedtDec. 1.7,. 1 957.
the line wound around the drum when not in use; a bar with a ball integral with one of its ends, a ball type clamping joint mounted on the outer end of the said frame, said ball bar having its ball in said clamping joint; a telescope. type tube, said tube being attached on said ball bar,'an adjusting wing screw mounted in said telescope tube for adjustment thereof, a plurality of eyes with integral clamping means, said eyes attached on said telescope tube, said towing line being inserted through said eyes as guiding means for the line; a coil spring, said spring having its ends attached to said frame and having its middle portion attached to the eye clamping means positioned nearest to the frame.
4 V References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STA TES PATENTS Davis Nov. 27, 1900 McNeely Dec. 2, 1919 Baer Feb. 22, 1927 Sellon Mar. 23, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS France Aug. 17, 1905 France Feb. 2, 1926
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US2915259A (en) * 1957-12-26 1959-12-01 Edwin N Force Water ski rope reel
US2943591A (en) * 1956-03-21 1960-07-05 Lawrence E Schneider Tow for motor boats
US2944507A (en) * 1958-03-24 1960-07-12 Beal John Perry Water ski towing assembly
US2956778A (en) * 1957-10-17 1960-10-18 Weide Ski line reel apparatus
US3003453A (en) * 1959-07-06 1961-10-10 John R Jamieson Ski rope reel
US3006309A (en) * 1959-08-14 1961-10-31 Paul D Rowley Towing apparatus
US3011469A (en) * 1958-09-10 1961-12-05 Falkner Dallas Jay Water ski rope retriever
US3027116A (en) * 1960-09-28 1962-03-27 Holloway Arthur Martin Ski rope retracting mechanism
US3029041A (en) * 1960-02-25 1962-04-10 Child Wright Water-skiing tow rope reeling device
US3034469A (en) * 1960-10-13 1962-05-15 Leo J Allen Water ski towing device
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US3092068A (en) * 1960-05-31 1963-06-04 Ivan F Brownson Hand grip
US3147935A (en) * 1962-04-20 1964-09-08 Richard C Wilson Water ski reel
US3178127A (en) * 1962-06-05 1965-04-13 Edward C Andersen Water ski reel apparatus
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US4378750A (en) * 1981-06-03 1983-04-05 Berkley And Company, Inc. Water ski tow harness float
US4901939A (en) * 1986-08-07 1990-02-20 Siecor Corporation Reel
US5632219A (en) * 1996-01-03 1997-05-27 Fleming, Jr.; David S. Waterski tow rope retriever
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US2943591A (en) * 1956-03-21 1960-07-05 Lawrence E Schneider Tow for motor boats
US2956778A (en) * 1957-10-17 1960-10-18 Weide Ski line reel apparatus
US2915259A (en) * 1957-12-26 1959-12-01 Edwin N Force Water ski rope reel
US2944507A (en) * 1958-03-24 1960-07-12 Beal John Perry Water ski towing assembly
US3011469A (en) * 1958-09-10 1961-12-05 Falkner Dallas Jay Water ski rope retriever
US3043259A (en) * 1958-11-04 1962-07-10 Francis H Sadier Windup and support means for water ski tow ropes
US3041996A (en) * 1959-04-09 1962-07-03 Edwin E Roberts Water ski towing gear
US3003453A (en) * 1959-07-06 1961-10-10 John R Jamieson Ski rope reel
US3006309A (en) * 1959-08-14 1961-10-31 Paul D Rowley Towing apparatus
US3029041A (en) * 1960-02-25 1962-04-10 Child Wright Water-skiing tow rope reeling device
US3092068A (en) * 1960-05-31 1963-06-04 Ivan F Brownson Hand grip
US3027116A (en) * 1960-09-28 1962-03-27 Holloway Arthur Martin Ski rope retracting mechanism
US3034469A (en) * 1960-10-13 1962-05-15 Leo J Allen Water ski towing device
US3147935A (en) * 1962-04-20 1964-09-08 Richard C Wilson Water ski reel
US3178127A (en) * 1962-06-05 1965-04-13 Edward C Andersen Water ski reel apparatus
US3326175A (en) * 1965-10-15 1967-06-20 Henry C Baker Water skiing aid
US4378750A (en) * 1981-06-03 1983-04-05 Berkley And Company, Inc. Water ski tow harness float
US4901939A (en) * 1986-08-07 1990-02-20 Siecor Corporation Reel
US5632219A (en) * 1996-01-03 1997-05-27 Fleming, Jr.; David S. Waterski tow rope retriever
US7234408B1 (en) * 2004-07-12 2007-06-26 John Dale Clemmons Water sport tow attachment with recoil
US20240051644A1 (en) * 2022-08-11 2024-02-15 Rope Buddy, LLC. Rope management system

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