Lever-operated fishing reel

A lever-operated fishing reel, comprising:

• a gear case;
• a spool housing disposed concentrically upon the gear case;
• a fishing line spool disposed concentrically within the spool housing;
• an arcuately reciprocating rewind lever extending from the gear case;
• a gear train disposed between the lever and the spool, the gear train multiplying rotational speed of the spool relative to operation of the lever, the gear train having at least one intermediate gear therein;
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• a bellcrank disposed within the gear case, the at least one intermediate gear being disposed upon the bellcrank, the bellcrank being selectively adjustable to selectively engage and disengage the at least one intermediate gear with the gear train, wherein the bellcrank further includes:
• a first arm, a second arm, and a pivot disposed therebetween;
• the first arm has an intermediate gear shaft extending therefrom, the second unidirectional rotation device and the intermediate gear being disposed upon the intermediate gear shaft;
• the second arm of the bellcrank has a slot defined therein;
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• the lever-operated fishing reel further comprises a gear selector shaft disposed through the gear case, the gear selector shaft having an offset pin extending therefrom, the offset pin engaging the slot in the second arm of the bellcrank, whereby rotation of the gear selector shaft pivots the bellcrank to selectively move the intermediate gear between an engaged position and a disengaged position.

A lever-operated fishing reel, comprising:

• a gear case;
• a spool housing disposed concentrically upon the gear case;
• a fishing line spool disposed concentrically within the spool housing;
• an arcuately reciprocating rewind lever extending from the gear case;
• a gear train disposed between the lever and the spool, the gear train multiplying rotational speed of the spool relative to operation of the lever, the gear train having at least one intermediate gear therein;
• a first unidirectional rotation device disposed between the lever and the gear train, the first unidirectional rotation device being selectively positionable between a first orientation and a second orientation, the first unidirectional rotation device permitting free rotation between the lever and the gear train in a first direction of rotation and precluding rotation between the lever and the gear train in a second direction of rotation when positioned in the first orientation, and precluding rotation between the lever and the gear train in the first direction of rotation and permitting free rotation between the lever and the gear train in the second direction of rotation when positioned in the second orientation;
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• a second unidirectional rotation device disposed at the intermediate gear of the gear train, the second unidirectional rotation device being selectively positionable between a third orientation and a fourth orientation, the second unidirectional rotation device precluding rotation between the lever and the spool in the first direction of rotation and permitting free rotation between the lever and the spool in the second direction of rotation when positioned in the third orientation, and permitting free rotation between the lever and the spool in the first direction of rotation and precluding rotation between the lever and the spool in the second direction of rotation when positioned in the fourth orientation.