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US 4,522,349 AGranted
Hand-held fishing reel
OwnerErnest J. Clerkinventor
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Abstract
A fishing reel is provided with a housing having a central opening therein. An annular spool is rotatably mounted on roller bearings around the outside and a fishing line is wound around the spool. The spool is rotated by a gear wheel engaging teeth around the inside of the spool to pay out or bring in the fishing line. The gear wheel is driven by a crank handle. Brake pads are urgeable manually or with the aid of levers, against the side wall of the spool to reduce or stop the rotation of the spool.
Claims5
A hand-held fishing reel comprising:
- a housing having an opening therein suitable for inserting a hand to hold the housing;
- an annular spool rotatably mounted with respect to the housing and having a central opening therein bounded by an inner spool surface, the central opening in the spool always being concentric with the opening in the housing;
- gear teeth arranged around the said inner spool surface;
- a gear wheel rotatably mounted within the housing that meshes with the said gear teeth;
- a crank handle located on one side of the housing;
- and a shaft passing through the said housing and connecting the handle to the gear wheel, wherein the gear wheel engages the said teeth along an edge portion of the inner spool face remote from the handle.
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