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US 11,758,892 B2Granted
Baitcaster with spool drive mechanism
AssigneeTrikaUSA Inc.
InventorsLarry Pulkrabek, Ty Warner, Danny Uribe, Ron Hedberg
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Abstract
A baitcaster includes a body, a spool, a handle, and a drive. The body defines a proximate end and a distal end opposite the proximate end. The spool extends between the proximate end and the distal end. The handle extends from the proximate end and is configured to receive an input torque. The drive is configured to receive the input torque from the handle at the proximate end and drive the spool through a coupling at the distal end.
Claims20
A fishing reel comprising:
- a body defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a spool extending between the first end and the second end, the spool comprising an inner volume and a spool shaft having a central bore, the spool shaft positioned centrally within the spool;
- a handle extending from the first end and configured to receive an input torque;
- and
- a drive configured to receive the input torque from the handle at the first end, and drive the spool through a coupling at the second end, wherein the drive comprises a gear set positioned within the body and at least partially within the inner volume of the spool, the gear set configured to receive the input torque through the handle and an input shaft at a proximate end of the gear set, the gear set further configured to output an output torque to an output shaft extending from a distal end of the gear set.
2 more elements
A fishing rod comprising:
- a rod;
- and
- a reel coupled with the rod, the reel comprising:
- a body defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a spool extending between the first end and the second end, the spool comprising an inner volume and a spool shaft having a central bore, the spool shaft positioned centrally within the spool;
- a handle extending from the first end and configured to receive an input torque;
- a spool drive mechanism configured to receive the input torque from the handle at the first end, and drive the spool through a coupling at the second end, wherein the spool drive mechanism comprises a gear set positioned within the body and at least partially within the inner volume of the spool, the gear set configured to receive the input torque through the handle and an input shaft at a first end of the gear set, the gear set further configured to output an output torque to an output shaft extending from a second end of the gear set.
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A reel for a fishing rod comprising:
- a body defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a spool extending between the first end and the second end;
- a spool drive mechanism configured to receive an the input torque from a handle at the first end, and drive the spool through a coupling at the second end, the spool drive mechanism comprising:
- a spool engagement mechanism configured to selectively transition between a first state and a second state, to fixedly couple or de-couple the spool with an output of the spool drive mechanism at the second end of the reel;
- and
- a gear set positioned at least partially within an inner volume of the spool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.