Reel seat and fishing rod
AssigneeGloberide, Inc.
InventorToshiki Morioka
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Abstract
A reel seat for fixing a fishing reel comprises a tubular reel seat main body, a floating hood, and an operation knob. The tubular reel seat main body comprises a fixing hood and a hollow portion into which a rod is inserted. The floating hood is movable in an axial direction with respect to the reel seat main body. The operation knob rotates in a peripheral direction to move the floating hood in the axial direction. A finger hooking recess on which a finger of a user is disposed is provided in an upper portion on a front side of the floating hood.
Claims5
A reel seat for fixing a fishing reel, the reel seat comprising:
- a tubular reel seat main body comprising a fixing hood and a hollow portion into which a rod is configured to be inserted;
- a floating hood movable in an axial direction with respect to the reel seat main body;
- and
- an operation knob that rotates in a peripheral direction to move the floating hood in the axial direction, wherein
- a finger hooking recess configured to support an index finger of a user is in an upper portion on a front side of the floating hood, the finger hooking recess having a depth of 2.5 mm to 5.0 mm from an uppermost end of a rear surface of the finger hook recess.
A fishing rod comprising:
- a rod;
- a reel seat that is inserted into the rod and attached to and detached from a fishing reel;
- and a grip connected to a rear end of the reel seat, wherein
- the reel seat comprises:
- a tubular reel seat main body comprising a fixing hood and a hollow portion into which the rod is inserted;
- a floating hood movable in an axial direction with respect to the reel seat main body;
- and
- an operation knob that rotates in a circumferential direction to move the floating hood in an axial direction,
- the reel seat main body comprises a rear end large-diameter portion that expands in diameter toward a rear side at a rear end,
- a finger hooking recess configured to support an index finger of a user is at an upper portion on a front side of the floating hood, the finger hooking recess having a depth of 2.5 mm to 5.0 mm from an uppermost end of a rear surface of the finger hook recess, and
- an outer peripheral surface of the rear end large-diameter portion and an outer peripheral surface of the grip are substantially flush with each other, and the outer peripheral surfaces of the rear end large-diameter portion and the grip have the same inclination angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.