Fishing reel with trigger-actuated bail assembly
US5620149A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K89/01
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fishing reel having a frame, a rotor rotatable relative to the frame about a first axis, a line storage spool, a structure for rotating the rotor to thereby direct line onto the line storage spool and including a bail assembly having first and second bail arms pivotably mounted to the rotor for movement between (a) first position wherein the bail assembly is in a retrieve position and (b) a second position wherein the bail assembly is in a cast position, a bail actuator, and structure responsive to operation of the bail actuator for exerting a force on both of the bail arms to pivot the bail arms from their first position towards their second position.
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