Tool for rapid loading of line onto a fishing reel
US7748657B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K89/003
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The tool is coupleable to an arm of a reel of a fishing rod. The tool includes a shank at one end removably coupleable to a rotating drive. A cylinder is oriented opposite the shank with a hollow bore extending into a free end of the cylinder. A slot extends through a wall of the cylinder with an axial leg adjacent an entry of the slot and a circumferential leg spaced from the axial leg by a bend. The arm passes into the bore with portions of the arm first passing through the axial leg and then into the circumferential leg. The arm is thus securely held within the slot of the cylinder and the arm rotates when the cylinder is caused to rotate along with the shank when the shank is coupled to the drive and the drive is rotated, and line is drawn onto the reel.
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