Mechanism to inhibit latching of trip mechanism on a bait cast fishing reel
US5344098A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K89/0189
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fishing reel having a line-carrying spool, structure for directing line onto the spool, structure for selectively placing the fishing reel in cast and retrieve modes, line control structure for allowing the line to pay freely off of the spool with the reel in its cast mode and for preventing the line from freely paying off of the spool with the reel in its retrieve mode, structure for maintaining the fishing reel in its cast mode, and structure for selectively 1) preventing the maintaining structure from maintaining the fishing reel in the cast mode with the preventing structure in an "on" position and 2) allowing the maintaining structure to maintain the fishing reel in the cast mode with the preventing structure in an "off" position.
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