Abstract: The present invention provides a tapered line production device and method for efficiently producing line of varying thickness. An additional aspect of the present invention is to employ a heat transfer media to provide a tapered fishing line production device and method that operates at high rates of production. Further, the device may be configured to create tapered fishing line with minimal transitional distances between tapered sections.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 25, 2017
Date of Patent:
May 1, 2018
Assignee:
SHIMANO AMERCIAN CORP.
Inventors:
Brett Scott Hensley, James William Swartz, Jr., Lloyd Daniel Norlin