Fishing reel
AssigneeStrike Technology Limited
InventorAndrew Maeder
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Abstract
A fishing reel including a spool (5) for storing and dispensing line, and a winding mechanism for winding the line onto the spool (5) about a winding axis, the spool (5) is releasably secured in any one of a plurality of positions, each eccentrically offset from the winding axis to a different degree. In further embodiments a spool having an eccentrically positioned bore, a spindle positioned along an axis offset from the winding axis, the spindle being located within the bore of the spool, and a clutch releasably securing the spool in a desired position with respect to the spindle.
Claims32
A fishing reel including:
- a spool for storing and dispensing line;
- and
- a winding mechanism for winding line onto the spool about a winding axis, wherein the spool may be releasably secured in any one of a plurality of positions, each eccentrically offset from the winding axis to a different degree.
A fishing reel including:
- a spool for storing and dispensing line having an eccentrically positioned bore therein;
- a winding mechanism for winding line onto the spool about a winding axis;
- a spindle positioned along an axis offset from the winding axis, the spindle being located within the bore of the spool;
- and
- a clutch for releasably securing the spool in a desired position with respect to the spindle.
A fishing reel including:
- a spool for storing and dispensing line;
- a winding mechanism for winding line onto the spool about a winding axis;
- said spool being mounted for selective movement between a first position wherein the axis of the spool is eccentrically offset from the winding axis and a second position wherein the axis of the spool is substantially concentric with the winding axis;
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- a clutch enabling adjustment of the force required to move the spool from the first to the second position.
A fishing reel as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the winding mechanism includes an arm that is rotatable about the winding axis to wind line onto the reel
A fishing reel including:
- a spool for storing and dispensing line;
- and
- a winding mechanism including an arm rotatable about a winding axis for winding line onto the spool, said spool being mounted for selective movement between a first position wherein the axis of the spool is eccentrically offset from the winding axis and a second position wherein the axis of the spool is substantially concentric with the winding axis.
A fishing reel as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the spool moves from an eccentric to a concentric position when the torque applied to the spool exceeds a set threshold.
A fishing reel as claimed in any preceding claim including an adjustable clutch for securing the spool in a desired position.
A spool and spool base for a fishing reel wherein the spool may be releasably secured in any one of a plurality of positions, each eccentrically offset from the winding axis to a different degree.
A spool and spool base for a fishing reel wherein the spool base includes an eccentrically located spindle extending therefrom and the spool includes an eccentrically located bore for receiving the spindle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.