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US 4,746,077 AGranted
Control device for a drag mechanism in a spinning type fishing reel
AssigneeShimano Industrial Company Limited
InventorJunichi Toda
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Abstract
The reel is provided with a rotary frame for winding a fishing line onto a spool and a drag mechanism for applying a resistance to rotation of the spool. The reel is further provided with a changeover control mechanism which changes over the drag mechanism between an operating state thereof and an operation releasing state in which the spool is freely rotatable.
Claims9
A spinning type fishing reel comprising:
- a reel body,
- a rotary frame supported rotatably to said reel body,
- a spool shaft,
- a spool supported on said shaft,
- a drag mechanism for applying a resistance against rotation of said spool,
- a changeover control mechanism for changing over said drag mechanism between an operating state in which said spool is subjected to a rotational resistance applied by said drag mechanism and an operation releasing state in which said operating state of said drag mechanism is released to enable said spool to be freely rotatable, and
- a return mechanism which, when said drag mechanism is released from said operating state, automatically restores said changeover control mechanism from a condition causing said drag mechanism to occupy said operation releasing state to a condition causing said drag mechanism to occupy said operating state following rotation of said rotary frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.