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Spinning reel with excellent heat transfer and non-tangle characteristics

US5368247A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 5, 1992
Grant dateNov 29, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 5, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K89/033
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with this invention, a spinning reel having non-snagging bailing characteristics, is described. Such spinning reel together: accommodates ultra-long casts and subsequent winding of associated fishing line without tangling the line. In one aspect, the invention includes a lockable, rotatable rotor having a pair of diametrical positioned ear assemblies extending from its base, a central cylindrical housing and at its interior, a hollow pinion gear in rotational contact with the central cylindrical housing. The ear assemblies are slotted to receive a U-shaped bail wire while broad walls provide non-snag surfaces to the fishing line.

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