Superelastic, lightweight bail wire for spinning fishing reels
US6076756A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/294
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a super-elastic, lightweight bail wire in combination with a bail assembly for use in connection with spinning-type fishing reels. In one preferred aspect, the bail wire has a modulus of elasticity (E) and a moment of inertia (I) whose product (E.times.I) is equal to or less than 45 lbs.-in..sup.2. In another preferred aspect, the bail wire has a weight per unit length equal to or less than 1.0.times.10.sup.-3 lbs./in. Both aspects of the invention are achieved in an austenitic nickel-titanium alloy bail wire.
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