Fishing reel
OwnerJean Mascletinventor
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Abstract
A single lever control operable with a single finger of the same hand holding the fishing reel and fishing pole. A mechanical double monostable toggle forming a single assembly for pivoting a line guide of the fishing reel. The line guide is received by its two ends in two supports, of which the first is displaceable rotatably and in translatory motion. The said single assembly of control means for pivoting the line guide comprises a control lever of which rotation in a first direction effects raising of the first support in order to cause pivoting of the line guide from the first to the second position, and of which rotation in a second direction effects rotation of the first support in order to cause pivoting of the line guide from the second to the first position.
Claims9
In a fishing reel of the type described, said fishing reel having a body supporting a rotatable spool having an ejectable line thereon, a spool driving means, and a line guide pivoted about an axis fixed relative to the body and which is transverse to the direction of ejection of the line, a pair of line guide supports, said line guide having two ends, one of which is received by each of said supports, the improvement comprising:
- a mechanical double monostable toggle switching means forming a single assembly including one of said supports and comprising means axially for axially shifting said one support for pivoting said line guide from a first position in which a line can be wound onto said spool to a second position in which the line is unwound from said spool during casting, and for pivoting said line guide from the second position to the first position;
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- said switching means including a single control lever coupled to said shifting means, said single control lever being rotatable in one direction for activating said means for shifting said one support to cause pivoting of said line guide from the first position to the second position, and said single control lever being rotatable in another direction opposite to said first direction for activating said means for axially shifting said one support to cause pivoting of the line guide from the second position to the first position, said line guide remaining in each of its said positions until its placement is changed by said single control lever.
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