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Spool for fishing reel

US7490790B1 · kind B1 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

OKUMA FISHING TACKLE CO. LTD. · TW

Inventors

Gerhard Gruber · Backnang, DE
Walter Baumgartner · Geisingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 1, 2007
Grant date	Feb 17, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01K89/015
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A spool for a fishing reel is disclosed to include an axle, which has a surface and a recess curved inwards from the surface, two sidewalls radially extending from the two distal ends of the axle, and a pin, which is disposed in the recess with the topmost edge thereof kept in flush with the surface of the axle for the fastening of a fishing line for allowing the spool to take up or let off the fishing line smoothly.

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