US 4,019,693 AGranted

Fishing reel

OwnerJean Lesageinventor

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Abstract

This invention relates to a fishing reel for mounting on a fishing rod, said reel comprising a foot, a spool for winding the line and a support attached to said foot, an elastic return member and a control device for the spool, the paying out of the line being done by casting from one side of the spool whose axis is parallel to the fishing rod during this casting operation and in which automatic clamping of the line is effected by rotation of the spool support under the effect of the elastic force of said return member constituted notably in the form of a tension spring and which is fixed on the one hand to the spool support and on the other hand to said foot, said control device being of the lever type and clamping said spool in casting position and causing, on its actuation, the sudden pivoting through 90.degree. of the axis of the spool relative to said foot thereby bringing said spool into a position perpendicular to the axis of the fishing rod, said reel comprising in addition devices for causing the stacking of the line on the spool during its rewinding associated with the return device and/or the spool and effecting simultaneously the clamping in position of the spool relative to said foot. Said devices for causng the stacking of the line on the spool are constituted by at least one lever with a rigid pin engaging in at least one housing opening whose configuration and dimensions ensure fixing of the pin with a maximum predetermined and limited play.

A fishing reel apparatus comprising, in combination:

an elongated foot for attachment of the reel apparatus to a fishing rod extending parallel to the direction of elongation of the foot;
a spool;
a crank handle and means connecting said handle and said spool together for revolving said spool;
a support having a mounting for said spool allowing said spool to revolve relative to said support;
a bushing mounted externally of said foot and interposed between said foot and said spool support;
a disk mounted within said foot;
a rotatable shaft fixedly attached to said disk and to the spool support and extending through said bushing;
a pair of helicoidal springs for elastically urging said disk towards a predetermined relative angular position thereof, being arranged symmetrically with respect to said foot and each having a first end and a second end respectively attached to said foot and to said disk;
said disk having a first off-center opening and a second circumferentially elongated off-center opening at a mutual circumferential offset of substantially 90.degree., as measured between centers;
a control device for selectively indexing the relative angular position of said disk, comprising a lever bearing at one end a control button and at the other end a pin capable of engaging either of said openings and arranged to engage said first opening snugly and to engage said elongated opening with allowance of a limited amount of play;
said disk being affixed to said shaft with an orientation such that said pin is caused to engage in said elongated opening when the axis of said spool is approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said foot, and
a stop member provided on said foot for limiting the rotation of said disk, shaft and spool support to substantially a single quadrant plus an allowance for said play to enable the spool axis to swing in response to cranking forces, said disk having a peripheral groove into which said stop member projects.

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