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US 11,751,550 B2Granted
Axial pinion seal
AssigneePure Fishing, Inc.
InventorsMark Talwin, Cameron Ivie
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Abstract
A fishing reel includes a lipped seal in the axial direction of the pinion of the fishing reel. An axial seal, rather than radial seal, provides a contact seal that relies less on manufacturing consistencies of the parts within the fishing reel.
Claims20
A seal member for use in a spinning fishing reel having a pinion, the seal member comprising:
- a main body portion secured in place within the fishing reel;
- and
- a first lip portion extending inwardly from the main body portion in a radial direction relative to the pinion and making contact with at least one component of the fishing reel in an axial direction relative to the pinion.
A spinning fishing reel, the spinning fishing reel including:
- a main shaft;
- a pinion surrounding the main shaft;
- a rotor non-rotatably mounted to the pinion;
- a bushing that rotates about the shaft with the pinion when the reel is in use;
- a ball bearing assembly adjacent to the bushing to facilitate rotation of the bushing;
- and
- a seal member positioned axially adjacent the bushing, the seal member including a main body portion and a first lip portion protruding inward from the main body portion in a radial direction relative to the pinion and contacting at least one component of the fishing reel in an axial direction relative to the pinion.
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A spinning fishing reel, the spinning fishing reel including:
- a main shaft;
- a pinion surrounding the main shaft;
- a rotor non-rotatably mounted to the pinion;
- a bushing that rotates about the shaft with the pinion when the reel is in use;
- and
- a seal member positioned above the bushing, the seal member including a main body portion and a lip portion protruding inward from the main body portion in a radial direction relative to the pinion and contacting at least one component of the fishing reel in an axial direction relative to the pinion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.