Spool for fishline

Abstract

A spool for transporting a fishline comprised of a hub member which has a central opening intended to be received on a spindle of a machine for winding line on the spool and to be received on an eye or guide of a fishing rod when the line is to be transferred to a reel attached to a fishing rod, and an outer annular member which actually carries the line and is received on the hub member. The hub member and the annular member both have a drum and flanges at the ends thereof. When the line is to be wound on the spool the flanges of the members are co-planar with one another and are maintained in place by cooperating ribs on the flanges of the hub member. By exerting an axial force on one of the members, the flanges on the hub member slide along the passage in the hub member drum to a position where a groove is provided, the annular member being able to rotate freely on the hub member at this position for unwinding the line. Alternately, notches and frangible tongues are provided on the flanges for maintaining the members against relative rotation initially. The frangible tongues can be fractured by exerting a relative axial force on the members thus freeing the members for relative rotation.

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