US 4,162,049 AGranted

Fishing reel apparatus

OwnerWilliam H. Stutz, Jr.inventor

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Abstract

A fishing reel for storing, retrieving and controlling the withdraw of fishing line from the fishing reel has support spindle means rotatably mounted with respect to a reel frame for supporting and mounting a line spool, means for preventing relative rotation between the spindle means and the line spool, drag hub means rotatably mounted to the reel frame and operationally connected to the support spindle means by a unidirectional clutch, drag shoe means for restricting rotation of the drag hub means relative to the reel frame, variable means for pre-selectably varying the contact pressure between the drag means and the drag shoe means, manual brake means for supplementally restricting rotation of the line spool and actuator means associated with the varible means and the manual brake means for actuating the variable means when the actuator means is adjusted circumferentially with respect to the reel frame and for actuating the manual brake means when the actuator is adjusted radially with respect to the reel frame.

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Dependent claims

In a fishing reel for storing, retrieving, and controlling the withdraw of fishing line from the reel, said fishing reel having a reel frame mountable to an associated fishing rod and a line spool having peripheral spool rim portions rotatably mounted with respect to said reel frame, the improvement in said fishing reel comprising:

support spindle means rotatably mounted with respect to said reel frame for supporting and mounting said line spool;
means for preventing relative rotation between said spindle means and said line spool;
drag hub means having peripheral hub portions and being rotatably mounted to said frame and operationally connected to said support spindle means by a unidirectional clutch;
drag shoe means having a portion thereof fixedly mounted relative to said frame, said drag shoe means being generally coplanar with and in contact with said peripheral hub portions of said drag hub means are provided for restricting rotation of said hub means relative to said frame;
variable means for pre-selectably varying contact pressure between said drag hub means and said drag shoe means thereby pre-selectably varying the amount said rotation of said hub is restricted;
manual brake means operable independently of operation of said drag shoe means having arcuate pressure plate means mounted to said reel frame adjacent said peripheral spool rim portions of said line spool for supplementally restricting rotation of said line spool when said pressure plate means is manually adjusted radially inwardly relative to said spool and is brought into contact with said peripheral rim portions of said line spool;
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actuator means associated with said variable means and said manual brake means for actuating said variable means when said actuator means is adjusted circumferentially with respect to said spool and for actuating said manual brake means when said actuator means is adjusted radially with respect to said spool.

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In a fishing reel for storing, retrieving and controlling the withdraw of fishing line from the reel, said fishing reel comprising a reel frame having a generally circular end plate and apertured side-walls extending therefrom to form a generally cylindrical cup-like body portion, a rigidly secured non-rotatable axle shaft extending from said circular end plate coaxially through said cup-like body portion, a line spool having peripheral spool rim portions and being rotatably mounted with respect to said reel frame and said axle shaft and mounting means for securing said fishing reel to an associated fishing rod, the improvement in said fishing reel comprising:

supporting spindle means mounted on said axle shaft rotatable with respect to said reel frame for supporting and mounting said line spool;
latch means for releasably securing said line spool to said support spindle means;
means for preventing relative rotation between said spindle means and said line spool when said line spool is secured to said spindle means;
a drag hub mounted for coaxial rotation relative to said axle shaft, said drag hub having a substantially circular, relative thick peripheral flange portion positioned adjacent said circular end plate;
unidirectional clutch means for operationally interconnecting said drag hub and said support spindle means;
drag shoe means for restricting rotation of said drag hub, said drag shoe means having a first end fixedly mounted with respect to said body portion, a resilient central portion adjacent to and substantially encircling said peripheral flange portion of said drag hub and a second end moveably mounted relative to said first end for varying contact pressure between said drag shoe means and said peripheral flange portion of said drag hub as said second end of said drag shoe means is moved relative to said first end and said resilient central portion is adjusted about said peripheral flange portion of said drag hub;
variable means for pre-selectably varying contact pressure between said drag hub and said drag shoe means thereby pre-selectably varying the amount said rotation of said hub is restricted;
manual brake means having arcuate pressure plate means mounted to said reel frame adjacent peripheral spool rim portions of said line spool for supplementally restricting rotation of said line spool when said pressure plate means is manually adjusted radially inwardly relative to said line spool and is brought into contact with said peripheral spool rim portions of said spool;
and
actuator means associated with said variable means and said manual brake means for actuating said variable means when said actuator means is adjusted circumferentially with respect to said generally cylindrical cup-like body portion and for actuating said manual brake means when said actuator means is adjusted radially with respect to said generally cylindrical cup-like body portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.