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US 2024/0180136 A1Published application
Foot operated fishing reel & fighting chair
OwnerCristopher Scott Southersinventor
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Abstract
An adapter designed with and around chains, belts and gears connects to conventional fishing reel to retrieve fishing line using foot pedal rotation. The pedals may be attached to a fighting chair that couples rotational energy from rotating pedals in only one direction to cause the fishing reel to retrieve line.
Claims17
An adapter comprising:
- a spool shaft configured to rotate a spool in a line-retrieval rotational direction to retrieve fishing line onto the spool;
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- a mechanical coupling arrangement mechanically connected between at least one rotary foot-operated rotatable pedal and the spool shaft, the mechanical coupling arrangement being configured to:
- (a) apply rotational energy developed by the at least one rotary foot-operated pedal to the spool shaft to rotate the spool in the line-retrieval rotational direction to retrieve fishing line onto the spool, and
- (b) decouple the at least one rotary foot-operated pedal from interfering with rotation and controlled drag of the spool in a line-deployment rotational direction while deploying fishing line from the spool.
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A fighting chair comprising:
- structure having a seat thereon, the structure being supported on a pedestal configured to allow the seat to rotate,
- a rod holder disposed on the structure,
- a reel mount separate from the rod holder disposed on the structure,
- foot pedals rotatably mounted to the structure, and
- a mechanical coupling that couples rotational energy from rotating the foot pedals to cause a reel mounted on the reel mount to retrieve line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.