Casting reel spool speed control device
US3944160A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1974 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K89/01557
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A casting reel spool speed control device comprises a disc member for rotation with a reel spool within, spaced from and relative to a cylindrical housing secured to a reel cage. Two or more pawl-shaped speed control fingers are freely, pivotally mounted in slots opening onto the rim of the disc member to move under the combined counter-balancing influence of centrifugal force and air resistance between retracted positions in the slots and deployed positions in which the bevelled finger tips lightly brush or just clear the inner circular surface of the cylindrical housing. The speed control or braking action is very light and is just sufficient to cure the problem of reel overrun during casting upwind.
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