Snap-in anti reverse selector

In a spinning type reel of the type having a selective anti-reverse device and an actuator for actuating the anti-reverse device, which actuator is extended through a substantially circular opening in the reel housing, the improvement wherein the actuator comprises:

• a substantially circular elongate stem which includes a longitudinal slot defining first and second portions of the stem;
• the first portion extending within the housing and engageable with the anti-reverse device;
• the second portion extending within the housing and engaging the inside wall of the housing;
• a head portion extending radially outward from the elongate stem adjacent an end thereof;
• the first portion is substantially hemispherical in cross-section;
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• the first portion is more rigid than the second portion such that the second portion flexes towards the first portion when the elongate stem is captured within the opening.

In a spinning reel of the type having a selective anti-reverse device and an actuator for actuating the anti-reverse device, which actuator is extended through an opening in the reel housing, the improvement wherein the actuator comprises:

• a substantially circular elongate body;
• a longitudinal slot extending along the circular elongate body and dividing the body into a first and second body portion, the first and second body portions extending within the reel housing and engaging respectively the anti-reverse device and the inside wall of the reel housing;
• a lip formed integrally with the second portion and extending such that the radial dimension of the body is greater than the radius of the opening in the reel housing;
• a radially extending head portion at the exterior end of the actuator;
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• a protrusion on the second portion;
• wherein the actuator is assembled by introducing the elongate body into the opening in the reel housing so that the lip and first portion are captured within the opening so as to urge the second member radially inwards toward the first member, and the second portion extends radially outwardly as the lip extends beyond the wall of the reel housing, wherein the protrusion on the second portion engages the wall and urges the second portion radially inwardly thereby urging the first portion into engagement with the wall of the reel housing.

In a spinning reel of the type having a selective anti-reverse device, and an actuator for actuating the anti-reverse device, which actuator is extended through an opening in the reel housing wherein the wall surrounding the reel opening is recessed toward the interior of the reel housing in the region within which the actuator is operable, the improvement wherein the actuator comprises:

• an elongate substantially circular stem with a bifurcated end defining a first portion and a resilient second portion, the first portion being engageable adjacent its end with the anti-reverse device;
• a lip formed on the second portion which is engageable with the inside wall of the reel cover in the fully seated position;
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• a head at one end of the elongate stem including a portion directed radially outwardly therefrom wherein the actuator is fully seatable with the lip engaging the inside wall of the reel housing only when the head intersects the region within which the wall is recessed.