# US 11,297,813 B2 · Fishing reel cover

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- Number: US 11,297,813 B2
- Document ID: US11297813B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/064,411
- Filed: 2020-10-06
- Published: 2021-04-15
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2019-10-09
- Applicants: Ricky Karr
- Inventors: Ricky Karr
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11297813B2

## CPC

- A01K 89/0192: {Frame details}
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

A cover for the end of a fishing reel provides a user with a clean and attractive cover for scratches and other damage. Several versions are described: a first cover which replaces an insert and a second which covers the entire end of the reel. The cover is opaque such that it hides scratches and is easily removed or replaced with another cover.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cover for protecting an end of a fishing reel, consisting of: a cover, where the cover has a roughly circular shape, with a cover diameter, where the cover diameter is less than a reel end diameter, where the cover is removable, and additionally comprising an adhesive, where the adhesive removably attaches the cover to a reel end, where the adhesive is selected from the group consisting of waterproof glue and waterproof epoxy, where the cover is made from a material, and where the material is selected from the group consisting of vinyl, plastic, and metal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cover of claim 1, where the metal is Grade 204 stainless steel, where the cover has a bend allowance, and where the bend allowance is between 18 and 21.5, where the cover has a K-factor, and the K-factor is between 0.25 to 0.33.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cover of claim 1, where the cover has a thickness, and where the thickness is between 1 mm and 2 mm.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The cover of claim 3, where the metal is Grade 204 stainless steel, where the cover has a bend allowance, and where the bend allowance is between 19.5 and 20.5.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The cover of claim 4, where the cover has a K-factor, and the K-factor is between 0.25 to 0.33.

### Claim 6

A cover for protecting an end of a fishing reel, comprising: a roughly circular cover with a cover diameter, where the cover diameter is less than a reel end diameter, where the cover is removable, and additionally comprising an adhesive, where the adhesive removably attaches the cover to a reel end, where the adhesive is selected from the group consisting of waterproof glue and waterproof epoxy, where the cover is made from a material, and where the material is selected from the group consisting of vinyl, plastic, and metal, where the metal is Grade 204 stainless steel.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The cover of claim 6, where the cover has a bend allowance, and where the bend allowance is between 18 and 21.5.