Bait casting fishing reel
US5489070A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K89/0192
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A casting type fishing reel is disclosed and includes a spool having a transverse spool shaft and a frame about the area of the spool. The frame includes a plurality of spacer posts joining a pair of side frame plates and interengaged to maintain the frame plates in conjoint alignment and to provide easy separation and assembly of the frame plates. A clutch mechanism is provided for selective actuation to move a spool pinion gear out of engagement with the spool shaft, and automatically re-engages the pinion gear in response to rotation of the reel handle. A magnetic drag mechanism is provided and recessed within a side cover of the reel. The reel handle, the main gear train of the reel and an anti-reverse ratchet-pawl mechanism all are mounted as a unitary assembly on a side cover for the reel whereby the cover can be removed from the reel for access to the gear train and other interior reel components without removing the handle. Bolt-like retainers extend transversely through the reel to maintain the reel in assembly, one of the bolt-like retainers forming a guide for a level wind mechanism of the reel.
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