Spinning type fishing reel with bi-directionally rotating rotor and drag control to prevent line twist
OwnerThomas Sandstrominventor
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Abstract
A fishing spinning reel that eliminates problems associated with line twist by providing a rotor adapted for both forward and reverse rotation wherein a drag assembly applies drag to the rotor using an adjustable cam mechanism to prevent the rotor from imparting twist on the line when in the winding mode. By enabling the rotor to rotate in a reverse direction with the application of drag the present invention prevents line twist when fighting a fish by allowing the rotor to rotate in a reverse direction to let out line and/or to remain stationary as the handle is cranked thereby preventing the rotor from imparting twist on the line.
Claims12
A spinning reel comprising:
- a body having a hand crank rotatably connected thereto;
- a spool shaft coupled to said hand crank;
- a spool affixed to said spool shaft;
- a bi-directionally rotatable rotor disposed in concentric relation with said spool, said rotor rotatably mounted on a rotor shaft;
- said rotor shaft disposed in radially outward concentric relation with said spool shaft, said rotor shaft coupled to said hand crank and configured to rotate in response to rotation of said hand crank;
- an anti-reverse bearing disposed on said rotor shaft, said anti-reverse bearing preventing reverse rotation of said hand crank when the reel is in a winding mode;
- a drag assembly adapted to apply drag force to said rotor;
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- a drag adjustment mechanism configured to adjust drag force applied by said drag assembly to said rotor.
A fishing spinning reel including a body having a hand crank rotatably connected thereto, a spool shaft coupled to said hand crank, a spool affixed to said spool shaft, a rotor disposed in concentric relation with said spool, said rotor rotatably mounted on a rotor shaft disposed in radially outward concentric relation with the spool shaft, and the rotor shaft coupled to the hand crank and configured to rotate in response to rotation of the hand crank, wherein the improvement comprises:
- an anti-reverse bearing disposed on the rotor shaft, said anti-reverse bearing preventing reverse rotation of the hand crank when the reel is in a winding mode;
- a drag assembly adapted to apply drag force to the rotor;
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- a drag adjustment mechanism configured to adjust drag force applied by said drag assembly to said rotor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.