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US 2026/0157356 A1Published application
Combined magnetic and friction casting brake and fishing reel including the same
OwnerPatrik Svenssoninventor
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Abstract
A casting brake for slowing rotation of a spool of a fishing reel includes a brake guide and a brake disk positioned in the brake guide and moveable relative to the brake guide between a first position and a second position. The brake disk includes one or more magnets that apply a magnetic brake force on the spool, and one or more brake pads that apply a friction brake force on the spool when the brake disk is in the second position.
Claims20
A casting brake for slowing rotation of a spool of a fishing reel, the casting brake comprising:
- a brake guide;
- and
- a brake disk positioned in the brake guide and moveable relative thereto between a first position and a second position, the brake disk including:
- one or more magnets that apply a magnetic brake force on the spool;
- and
- one or more brake pads that apply a friction brake force on the spool when the brake disk is in the second position.
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A fishing reel comprising:
- a housing;
- a shaft supported in the housing and rotatable relative to the housing about a shaft axis;
- a spool coupled to the shaft and rotatable with the shaft around the shaft axis;
- and
- a brake assembly operable to slow rotation of a spool, the brake assembly including a brake disk moveable relative to the spool between a first position and a second position, the brake disk including:
- one or more magnets that apply a magnetic brake force on the spool;
- and
- one or more brake pads that apply a friction brake force on the spool when the brake disk is in the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.