US 11,866,293 B2
Automated string winding handheld tool
Jerry Keepers, Fallon, NV (US)
Filed by Jerry Keepers, Fallon, NV (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/678,515.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/164,781, filed on Mar. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0306424 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B65H 75/40 (2006.01); B65H 75/44 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 75/406 (2013.01) [B65H 75/4486 (2013.01); B65H 2701/39 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handheld automated string winding tool comprising:
a selectable spool removably placed on said winding tool and a threaded portion configured to receive and accommodate said selectable spool for winding said string;
wherein said threaded portion includes a top end and a bottom end, wherein said bottom end is removably fastened to a fixed base cap;
a height-adjustable cap removably mounted to said threaded portion from said top end, wherein said height-adjustable cap rotates along said threaded portion for adjusting a distance between said height-adjustable cap and said fixed base cap for securing said selectable spool therebetween; and
a handle configured to be held by a user during operation of said winding tool, wherein said handle includes a housing for housing an electronic circuitry, a power button, and a power source for rotating said threaded portion; and
wherein said selectable spool comprises a lower diameter that is smaller than a diameter of said fixed base cap and an upper diameter that is smaller than a diameter of said height-adjustable cap; and
wherein said height-adjustable cap comprises a threaded central hole dimensioned to threadingly move along a length of said threaded portion; and
wherein said power button activates and deactivates said winding tool; and
wherein activation of said winding tool rotates said threaded portion to rotate said selectable spool in a counterclockwise direction.