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US 2002/0170997 A1Published application
Spinning-reel spool
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorYoshiyuki Furomoto
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AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorYoshiyuki Furomoto
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A spool has drag mechanism disposed on the rear, spool body, cover member, first sealing member, and second sealing member. The spool body has tubular bobbin trunk portion, and front/rear flange portions provided on the front/rear of the bobbin trunk portion. The drag mechanism includes: drag-handling unit that screws onto the fore end of the spool shaft; and friction unit disposed so as to contact the rear face of the rear flange. The rearward movement of the first friction unit is restricted by spool shaft. Cover member is installed on spool body to cover first friction unit from rear. First sealing member is fitted in between cover member and rear flange portion. Second sealing member is fitted in between spool shaft and cover member. Spool can control fluctuations in drag force due to liquids that seep into drag mechanism.
A spinning-reel spool adapted to be mounted on a spool shaft that is installed in a spinning-reel reel body so as to be shiftable in a front-rear direction, said spinning-reel spool comprising:
A spinning reel, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.