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US 11,566,865 B2Granted
Bow fishing reel with reduced friction payout
AssigneeAms AG
InventorsJeff Braun, Tim Morines
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Abstract
A reel suitable for bow fishing and the like provides a cowling covering a reel with a wide opening to reduce frictional restraint on high-speed paying out of the line with the flight of the arrow. An optional guide arm may be used to minimize line diversion and hence friction during line payout while absorbing forces when the line is retracted permitting use of a lighter cowling design without loss of strength. A high torque bevel gear transmission and safety lighting is further provided.
Claims14
A fishing line reel providing rapid line payout comprising:
- a frame adapted for attachment to a bow;
- a line spool rotatable with respect to the frame about a first axis to wind fishing line on the line spool around the first axis;
- a winder having a crank arm rotatable by a user to rotate the line spool around the first axis wherein the crank arm communicates with the line spool through a mechanical path through first and second perpendicular shafts each holding mutually engaging bevel gears;
- a line catch for catching the fishing line to wind the fishing line about the line spool with rotation of the crank arm when the line catch is in an engaged position and for freeing the fishing line so that the fishing line does not wind about the line spool with the rotation of the crank arm when the line catch is in an unengaged position;
- a handle operable by the user to move the line catch from the unengaged position to the engaged position when the handle moves between a released position and an actuated position;
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- wherein the second perpendicular shaft extends along the first axis and supports a one way clutch allowing only one-way force to be applied to the winder and crank arm in the engaged position.
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A fishing line reel providing rapid line payout comprising:
- a frame adapted for attachment to a bow;
- a line spool rotatable with respect to the frame about a first axis to wind fishing line on the line spool around the first axis;
- a winder having a crank arm rotatable by a user to rotate the line spool around the first axis wherein the crank arm communicates with the line spool through a mechanical path through first and second perpendicular shafts each holding mutually engaging bevel gears;
- a line catch for catching the fishing line to wind the fishing line about the line spool with rotation of the crank arm when the line catch is in an engaged position and for freeing the fishing line so that the fishing line does not wind about the line spool with the rotation of the crank arm when the line catch is in an unengaged position;
- a handle extending from a rear of the frame substantially along the first axis and operable by the user to move the line catch from the unengaged position to the engaged position when the handle moves between a released position and an actuated position;
- a brake system applying a sliding frictional force to the line spool when the handle is in the actuated position and no sliding frictional force to the line spool when the handle is in an unactuated position, the sliding frictional force being controlled by movement of a user accessible operator;
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- wherein less than 360 degree of rotation of the user accessible operator moves the handle between the actuated and unactuated positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.