OUTRIGGER ROLLER ASSEMBLY
A roller assembly for guiding lines. The roller assembly includes a shaft adapted to couple to a receiving area of the line guide, and a roller rotatably coupled to the shaft and including grooves adapted to respectively receive guide lines. A distance between an outer surface of the roller and a surface of the receiving area may be less than a thickness of the lines.
1 . A roller assembly for guiding lines having respective line diameters, the roller assembly comprising:
a shaft adapted to couple to a receiving area of a line guide; and
a roller rotatably coupled to the shaft and including grooves adapted to respectively receive the lines, wherein the grooves do not rotate relative to each other.
2 . The roller assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a bearing disposed between the shaft and roller.
3 . The roller assembly of claim 2 , wherein the bearing is a bushing.
4 . The roller assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shaft is retained to the line guide via a fastener.
5 . The roller assembly of claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the roller is about 0.62 inches.
6 . The roller assembly of claim 1 , wherein a distance between an outer surface of the roller and a surface of the receiving area is less than a smallest of the line diameters.
7 . The roller assembly of claim 6 , wherein the distance is about 0.020 inches.
8 . The roller assembly of claim 1 , wherein the grooves are one of V-shaped and U-shaped grooves.
9 . The roller assembly of claim 1 , wherein the roller includes three grooves.
10 . An outrigger including a tube having a longitudinal axis and outrigger lines having respective outrigger line diameters, the outrigger comprising:
a line guide including a receiving area and rotatably coupled to the tube, wherein the line guide is adapted to rotate about the longitudinal axis; and
a roller assembly disposed within the receiving area and including:
a shaft coupled to the receiving area of the line guide; and
a roller rotatably coupled to the shaft and including grooves adapted to respectively receive the outrigger lines.
11 . The outrigger of claim 10 , wherein the tube includes first and second nestable tubes.
12 . The outrigger of claim 10 , wherein an outer diameter of the roller is about 0.62 inches.
13 . The outrigger of claim 10 , wherein a distance between an outer surface of the roller and a surface of the receiving area is less than a smallest of the line diameters.
14 . The outrigger of claim 10 , wherein the distance is about 0.020 inches.
15 . The outrigger of claim 10 , further comprising a bearing disposed between the shaft and roller.
16 . The outrigger of claim 15 , wherein the bearing is a bushing.
17 . The outrigger of claim 10 , wherein the shaft is retained to the line guide via a fastener.
18 . The outrigger of claim 10 , wherein the grooves are one of V-shaped and U-shaped grooves.
19 . The outrigger of claim 10 , wherein the roller includes three grooves.