Left handed fishing reel
AssigneeTrikaUSA Inc.
InventorLarry Pulkrabek
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Abstract
A fishing reel includes a support member, a bail assembly, an input shaft, and a gear box, according to an exemplary embodiment. The bail assembly is coupled with the support member. The bail assembly is configured to retrieve or let out a fishing line. The input shaft is configured to receive an input torque. The gear box is configured to be driven by the input shaft and drive the bail assembly to retrieve the fishing line. The input shaft is configured to receive the input torque in a clockwise direction and drive the bail assembly to operate in a counter-clockwise direction to retrieve the fishing line.
Claims20
A fishing reel comprising:
- a bail assembly configured to retrieve or let out a fishing line, the bail assembly comprising:
- a rotor;
- and
- a bail arm extending from a line roller at a first end of the rotor in a counter-clockwise direction to a second end of the rotor as viewed from a front of the fishing reel;
- an input shaft configured to receive an input torque;
- and
- a gear box configured to be driven by the input shaft and drive the bail assembly to retrieve the fishing line.
A fishing rod comprising:
- an elongated member;
- and
- a fishing reel comprising:
- a support member configured to fixedly couple with the elongated member;
- a bail assembly configured to retrieve or let out a fishing line;
- an input shaft irreversibly mounted on the fishing reel and configured to receive an input torque;
- and
- a gear box configured to be driven by the input shaft from only one side of the gear box, and drive the bail assembly to retrieve the fishing line.
A left-handed spinning reel, the left-handed spinning reel comprising:
- a body;
- a spool coupled with the body;
- and
- a bail assembly comprising:
- a rotor;
- and
- a bail arm;
- wherein the bail arm extends from a line roller at a first end of the rotor in a counter-clockwise direction to a second end of the rotor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.