Crank and braking mechanism for fishing reels
OwnerM. Larry Tunksinventor
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Abstract
A braking mechanism for retrofitting onto a fishing reel allows the drag on the fishing line to be preset. The mechanism includes a braking wheel, a crank, and a stop. The stop is adjustably mounted on the crank. The fisherman moves the stop to a desired position to control the amount the braking wheel can be turned.
Claims9
A fishing reel comprising:
- (a) a spool for reeling in and reeling out fishing line;
- (b) a shaft for driving the spool and provided with a threaded end portion extending axially outwardly of the spool;
- (c) a disc-shaped braking wheel threaded onto the end portion of the shaft and rotatable therewith, the amount the braking wheel is threaded onto the shaft controlling the amount of drag on the fishing line, the braking wheel having a slot extending circumferentially around part of its periphery;
- (d) a crank fixed to the end portion of the shaft beyond the braking wheel for rotating the shaft and the braking wheel;
- (e) a stop extending into the slot of the braking wheel for limiting the amount the braking wheel can be threaded onto the shaft;
- (f) means for adjustably mounting the stop on the crank comprising a circumferential slot extending through a disc-shaped portion of the crank, the crank slot being in register with at least a portion of the slot of the braking wheel, and wherein the stop is slideable in the crank disc slot;
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- (g) means for fixing the position of the stop on the crank so that the amount the braking wheel can be threaded onto the shaft can be predetermined for predetermining the drag on the fishing line.
A braking mechanism for retrofitting a fishing reel, the fishing reel comprising a spool, a brake for controlling the amount of drag on fishing line being unwound from the spool, and a shaft for driving the spool and provided with a threaded end portion extending axially outwardly of the spool, the braking mechanism comprising:
- (a) a braking wheel for threading onto the end portion of the shaft to rotate therewith, the amount the braking wheel is threaded onto the shaft controlling the amount of drag, the braking wheel having a slot extending circumferentially around part of its periphery;
- (b) a crank mountable on the end portion of the shaft beyond the braking wheel for rotating the shaft and the braking wheel;
- (c) a stop extending into the slot of the braking wheel for limiting the amount the braking wheel can be threaded onto the shaft;
- (d) means for adjustably mounting the stop on the crank comprising a circumferential slot extending through a disc-shaped portion of the crank, the crank slot being in register with at least a portion of the slot of the braking wheel, and wherein the stop is slideable in the crank disc slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.