Slidable thumb bar for a spincast reel
US5782419A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K89/0102
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fishing reel is disclosed having a frame including a housing, and an operating mechanism on the frame that is placeable selectively in a retrieve mode and a cast mode, wherein the operating mechanism includes a line carrying spool, a first structure for retrieving line onto the spool with the fishing reel in the retrieve mode, an actuator operably connected to the frame for guided sliding translatory movement between a first position and a second position, and a second structure cooperating between the first structure and actuator for changing the fishing reel from the retrieve mode to the cast mode as an incident of the actuator moving from its first position into its second position. The first structure including a shaft with an axis, the shaft being operably connected to the spool and repositionable by the second structure as an incident of the actuator moving from its first position into its second position. The housing including a back cover and the actuator positioned for guided sliding translatory movement in a channel formed on the back cover. The second structure including a trip plate slidably mounted in a groove formed on an inside surface of the back cover and operabl…
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