Triple lever drag system
AssigneePure Fishing, Inc.
InventorsPatrik Svensson, Rolland DiSante
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Abstract
A fishing reel with a lever drag mechanism is provided. A lever on the drag mechanism may be rotated forward or backward to engage or disengage the drag mechanism respectively. When the lever is rotated forward to engage the drag mechanism, a shaft may be pulled outwardly from the reel such that a plurality of drag washers are placed into contact with a plurality of drag plates. The drag washers may be coupled to a spool, and the drag plates may be coupled to a drag plate hub. As a result, when the drag mechanism is engaged, the drag washers may be frictionally coupled to the drag plates such that the spool is preferably coupled to the drag plate hub. When the drag mechanism is disengaged, the spool may rotate independently of the drag plate hub.
Claims20
A fishing reel comprising:
- a frame;
- a shaft slidably coupled to the frame;
- a spool configured to rotate about the shaft;
- a first drag washer, a second drag washer, and a third drag washer, wherein each of the first drag washer, the second drag washer, and the third drag washer is coupled to the spool such that the first drag washer, the second drag washer, and the third drag washer rotate with the spool;
- a first drag plate and a second drag plate, each of the first drag plate and the second drag plate being coupled to the frame;
- wherein when the shaft is moved outwardly from the frame, at least one of the first drag washer, the second drag washer, and the third drag washer moves toward at least one of the first drag plate and the second drag plate;
- and
- wherein when the shaft is moved inwardly toward the frame, at least one of the first drag washer, the second drag washer, and the third drag washer moves away from at least one of the first drag plate and the second drag plate.
A fishing reel including:
- a frame;
- a shaft coupled to the frame;
- a spool configured to rotate about the shaft;
- a first drag washer, a second drag washer, and a third drag washer, wherein each of the first drag washer, the second drag washer, and the third drag washer is coupled to the spool such that the first drag washer, the second drag washer, and the third drag washer rotate with the spool;
- a first drag plate and a second drag plate, each of the first drag plate and the second drag plate being configured to engage with at least one of the first drag washer, the second drag washer, and the third drag washer;
- wherein when the fishing reel is in a first position, the first drag plate engages with each of the first drag washer and the second drag washer, and the second drag plate engages with the third drag washer;
- and
- wherein when the fishing reel is in a second position, a gap is formed between at least one of the first drag washer, the second drag washer, and third drag washer and at least one of the first drag plate and the second drag plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.