公开(公告)号：US09776369B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US14210987

申请日：2014-03-14

Applicant: SHIMANO AMERICAN CORP.

Inventor： Brett Scott Hensley ,  James William Swartz, Jr. ,  LLoyd Daniel Norlin

IPC: B29D99/00 ,  A01K91/00 ,  D02J1/22

CPC classification number: B29D99/0078 ,  A01K91/00 ,  D02J1/22

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.