Line holder for ring buoy

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A RING BUOY ADAPTED TO BE REMOVABLY SUPPORTED ON A WALL AND RETRIEVAL LINE FOR SAID BUOY, A LINE HOLDER COMPRISING: A HANDLE PORTION EXTENDING ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE RING AND CONTACTING TWO DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE PORTIONS ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE RING REMOTE FROM THE WALL; SUPPORT MEMBERS SECURED TO SAID HANDLE PORTION ADJACENT EITHER END AND PROJECTING INWARDLY OF THE RING, SAID MEMBERS BEING CURVED TO ENGAGE THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID RING AT DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER BEING DEFORMABLE FOR EASY DISENGAGEMENT FROM THE RING; AND A HOLLOW DRUM SECURED TO SAID HANDLE PORTION BETWEEN THE SUPPORT MEMBERS, SAID DRUM HAVING ITS AXIS PROJECTING INWARD SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE CENTER OF THE RING AND HAVING AN OPENING AT ITS OUTER END AFFORDING A HAND GRIP AT THE CENTER OF THE HANDLE, THE MAJOR PORTION OF SAID LINE BEING WOUND ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE DRUM AND HAVING ONE END SECURED TO THE HANDLE AND THE OTHER END SECURED TO THE RING BUOY.