Line laying apparatus

Claim 2

A line guide for use in a line layer providing a blade adapted to mount a line guide in a connected following relation to said blade, comprising means defining a plurality of separate line guide passages, said means including a base guide and plural guide elements in an aligned conforming relation, said elements being separably related with one contained relative the other on a superposed positioning thereof and including means providing for relative displacement of said plural guide elements whereby to provide for a modification of said passages and access to said passages as and when needs require.

Claim 3

A line guide as in claim 1 wherein said elements are arranged to define a plurality of outlets for said line guide passages which are at predetermined definitely and differentially spaced levels.

Claim 4

A line guide as in claim 2 wherein said elements include interrelating portions bearing one on the other to facilitate their assembly and relative displacement.

Claim 5

A line guide for use in a line layer providing a blade adapted to mount a line guide in a connected following relation to said blade, said line guide including a chute member open to the rear thereof, a gate member removably mounted to said chute member in at least a partly closing relation to the rear thereof to define therewith a substantially enclosed first line guide passage, said gate member being formed to provide an added chute member open to the rear thereof, and means for closing said added chute member to the rear thereof to define therewith a second enclosed line guide passage having an exit opening in a separated spaced relation to the exit opening from said first line guide passage.

Claim 6

A line guide for use in a line layer providing a blade adapted to mount a line guide in a connected following relation to said blade, said line guide including a chute member open to the rear thereof, a gate member removably mounted to said chute member in at least a partly closing relation to the rear thereof to define therewith a substantially enclosed first line guide passage, said gate member being formed to provide an added chute member open to the rear thereof, and means for closing said added chute member to the rear thereof to define therewith a second enclosed line guide passage having an exit opening in a separated spaced relation to the exit opening from said first line guide passage.

Claim 7

A line guide according to claim 4, wherein said last named closing means is another gate member formed to provide a further chute member and wherein means close said further chute member to the rear thereof to provide therewith a third enclosed line guide passage in a separated and spaced relation to said first and second line guide passages.

Claim 8

A line guide according to claim 5, and wherein said means closing said further chute member is a removable gate member, wherein the first said chute member and said removable gate members align with one another and form a unitary device having separable parts providing access to said chutes for a lifting out of guided lines through exposed open rear edges thereof.

Claim 9

A line guide according to claim 4, wherein said chute members have approximately vertically disposing upper line-in openings and approximately horizontally disposing lower line-out openings, said gate member having a portion formed on a radius to facilitate guiding of line elements through said first chute member from the line-in opening to the line-out opening, said portion of said gate member enforcing a separation of lines in said first and second chute members and having a dimension to establish a selected vertical spacing between guided lines emerging therefrom.

Claim 10

A line guide according to claim 4, wherein the first said chute member has a channel-like configuration, said gate member interfitting with to close an open side of the said first chute member and having longitudinally spaced apart locations of connection to said first chute member.

Claim 11

A line layer according to claim 8, wherein said gate member received in a closing relation to the open side of the first said chute member has means to bear on and embrace opposing side walls thereof to prevent spreading thereof, the said side walls of said chute member having recess means pivotally accommodating said bearing and embracing means, and interengageable means on said gate member and said chute member utilizing relative pivotal motion therebetween to force said bearing and embracing means out of said recess means.

Claim 12

A line guide for use in a line layer providing a blade adapted to mount a line guide in a connected following relation to said blade, said line guide including a first chute member mounting rearwardly of said blade to be in a substantially linear following relation thereto, said first chute member having a channel-like configuration providing an upper line-in and a lower line-out opening, a closed edge of said first chute member facing forwardly toward said blade and an open edge facing rearwardly, and a plurality of gate members aligning in a piggy-back relation to said first chute member and to one another, at least a first one of said gate members having a wall portion substantially to close the open edge of said first chute member and to define therein a first substantially enclosed line guide passage, and having further a chute forming portion of channel-like configuration providing a second chute member the closed edge of which is defined by said wall portion, said second chute member being open at an edge oppositely of said wall portion, and another of said gate members substantially closing said open edge of the said first one of said gate members to define therein a second substantially enclosed line guide passage in a spaced separated relation to the first, said second chute member having line-in and line-out openings at opposite ends thereof for passage of line means therethrough separate from line means accommodated in said first chute member, said gate members being removable for access to line means in said line guide passages selectively to lift out from and to re-install lines through open edes of said chute members.

Claim 13

A line guide for use in a line layer providing a blade adapted to mount a line guide in a connected following relation to said blade, said line guide including a first chute member mounting rearwardly of said blade to be in a substantially linear following relation thereto, said first chute member having a channel-like configuration providing an upper line-in and a lower line-out opening, a closed edge of said first chute member facing forwardly toward said blade and an open edge facing rearwardly, and a plurality of gate members aligning in a piggy-back relation to said first chute member and to one another, at least a first one of said gate members having a wall portion substantially to close the open edge of said first chute member and to define therein a first substantially enclosed line guide passage, and having further a chute forming portion of channel-like configuration providing a second chute member the closed edge of which is defined by said wall portion, said second chute member being open at an edge oppositely of said wall portion, and another of said gate members substantially closing said open edge of the said first one of said gate members to define therein a second substantially enclosed line guide passage in a spaced separated relation to the first, said second chute member having line-in and line-out openings at opposite ends thereof for passage of line means therethrough separate from line means accommodated in said first chute member, said gate members being removable for access to line means in said line guide passages selectively to lift out from and to re-install lines through open edes of said chute members.

Claim 14

A line guide according to claim 10, wherein the first said chute member and said gate members are configured in complementary relation to define first and second line guide passages in an in-line relation with portions formed on a radius to present line-out openings which are in a substantially vertically superposed and spaced relation.

Claim 15

A line guide for use in a line layer providing a blade adapted to mount a line guide in a connected following relation to said blade, said line guide including a line receiving chute member providing a generally vertically disposing line-in opening and trailing line means therefrom at a generally horizontally disposing line-out opening, said chute member having a side opening therein of longitudinal extent through which line means may be bodily lifted in a lateral sense from said chute member, and a plurality of gate members in a nesting relation to one another mounted in a closing relation to said side opening, a first one of said gate members closing said side opening and forming in conjunction with a second gate member another chute member receiving other line means for laying in spaced relation to the first said line means, said other chute member being in complementary conforming relation to the first said chute member, said gate members being removable for access to and lifting of said line means.

Claim 16

A line guide for use in a line layer providing a blade adapted to mount a line guide in a connected following relation to said blade, said line guide including a line receiving chute member providing a generally vertically disposing line-in opening and trailing line means therefrom at a generally horizontally disposing line-out opening, said chute member having a side opening therein of longitudinal extent through which line means may be bodily lifted in a lateral sense from said chute member, and a plurality of gate members in a nesting relation to one another mounted in a closing relation to said side opening, a first one of said gate members closing said side opening and forming in conjunction with a second gate member another chute member receiving other line means for laying in spaced relation to the first said line means, said other chute member being in complementary conforming relation to the first said chute member, said gate members being removable for access to and lifting of said line means.