ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,206, issued on May 27.
"Apparatus for removing flexible filament from a spool" was invented by Raul Harnasch (Ephrata, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for removing flexible filament from a spool. The apparatus includes a spool body and an end cap with a tension arm. It is designed to be inserted into a drill chuck and filament like fishing line is wound about the spool body and tension arm. After the line is wound, the end cap and tension arm piece is removed from the spool body and the line is removed."
The patent was filed on March 22, 2023, under Application No. 18/124,941.
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