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US 12,520,832 B2Granted
Fishing reel spool removal
AssigneeKOBO Labs LLC
InventorMichael Pappas
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Abstract
A removable reel system includes a frame, a removable frame assembly, and a first spool. The first spool affixed to the frame when the removable frame assembly is coupled to the frame via a locking assembly disposed on the removable frame assembly. The first spool is removable from the frame by disengaging the locking assembly to uncouple the removable frame assembly from the frame. A second spool is attachable to the frame by engaging the locking assembly to couple the removable frame assembly to the frame.
Claims20
A removable reel system, comprising:
- a frame;
- a removable frame assembly;
- a first spool;
- and
- a spool nut configured to fix first spool to the frame;
- wherein the first spool affixed to the frame when the removable frame assembly is coupled to the frame via a locking assembly disposed on the removable frame assembly,
- wherein the first spool is removable from the frame by disengaging the locking assembly to uncouple the removable frame assembly from the frame and removing the spool nut from the frame, and
- wherein a second spool is attachable to the frame by reattaching the spool nut to fix the second spool to the frame prior to engaging the locking assembly to couple the removable frame assembly to the frame.
5 more elements
A reel system, comprising:
- a frame assembly including a center frame and a spool hub;
- a spool removably mounted on the spool hub within the center frame of the frame assembly;
- a spool nut configured to fix the spool to the frame assembly;
- and
- a removable frame assembly detachably coupled to an open end of the center frame, wherein removal and replacement of the spool requires only decoupling of the removable frame assembly and removal of the spool nut.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.