Apparatus for line casting and reeling with power assisted cast

An apparatus for line casting and reeling comprising:

• a stationary housing;
• a spool rotatably supported on the housing, the spool supported such that line wound upon the spool can pay-off longitudinally of the spool rotational axis during a line cast;
• means for driving the spool to rotate;
• a nonspinning line pick-up pivotally supported on the housing, the pick-up being movable between a line engaged retrieval position and a line disengaged casting position;
• means for urging the line pick-up to pivot from the line casting position to the line retrieval position;
• a bail cam pivotally supported and connected to the line pick-up, the bail cam comprising a plate having a first cam lobe positioned for communicating motion in a direction substantially parallel to the pivotal axis of the cam, the plate including a portion defining a notch;
• an arm movably supported and engagable in the notch for releasably locking the line pick-up in the line casting position;
• means for urging the arm to engage in the notch when the line pick-up is pivoted to the line casting position;
• a driven cam rotatably supported and connected with the spool driving means so that the former is driven by the latter;
• and
• an engaging lever being movably connected with the arm such that the lever and arm are movable relative to each other, the lever being engageable with the driven cam such that when engaged as the cam is driven the lever compels the arm to disengage from the notch to release the line pick-up, the lever being connected with the first cam lobe such that as the line pick-up moves to the line casting position the lever engages the driven cam.

An apparatus for line casting and reeling comprising:

• a housing;
• a spool rotatably supported on the housing, the spool supported such that line wound upon the spool can pay-off longitudinally of the spool axis during a line cast;
• means for traversing line so that the line is evenly distributed upon the spool during winding;
• a motor drivingly connected to the spool;
• a clutch connecting the line traversing means with the spool;
• means for operating the clutch such that the line traversing means is disconnected from the spool during a cast;
• and
• means for actuating the motor to rotate the spool in a line dispensing direction during a cast.

An apparatus for line casting and reeling comprising:

• a housing;
• a hand crank for winding line;
• a spool rotatably supported on the housing, the spool supported such that line wound upon the spool can pay-off longitudinally of the spool axis during a line cast;
• a motor drivingly connected to the spool;
• a clutch drivingly connecting the hand crank with the spool such that when connected the spool can be driven to rotate by the hand crank for winding;
• means for operating the clutch such that the hand crank is disconnected from the spool during a cast;
• and
• means for actuating the motor to rotate the spool in a line dispensing direction during a cast.

An apparatus for line casting and reeling comprising:

• a housing;
• a hand crank for winding line;
• a spool rotatably supported on the housing, the spool supported such that line wound upon the spool can pay-off longitudinally of the spool axis during a line cast;
• means for traversing line so that the line is evenly distributed upon the spool during winding;
• a motor drivingly connected to the spool;
• a clutch connecting the hand crank and the line traversing means with the spool;
• means for operating the clutch such that the hand crank and the line traversing means are disconnected from the spool during a cast;
• and
• means for actuating the motor to rotate the spool in a line dispensing direction during a cast.

An apparatus for line casting and reeling comprising:

• a housing;
• a spindle shaft rotatably supported on the housing;
• a spool coaxially supported on the spindle shaft, the spool supported such that line wound upon the spool can pay-off longitudinally of the spool axis during a line cast;
• a motor drivingly connected to the spindle shaft;
• a clutch having a receiving portion coaxially supported on the spindle shaft such that the latter can rotate independently of the former, the clutch having a slidable portion keyed to the spindle shaft and axially slidable thereon;
• means for moving the clutch slidable portion to engage the clutch receiving portion wherein one clutch portion drives the other to rotate;
• means for actuating the motor to rotate the spool when the clutch is disengaged;
• a hand crank rotatably supported on the housing;
• and
• means for drivingly connecting the crank with the one of the clutch portions such that rotation of the crank compels the spool to rotate when the clutch is engaged.

An apparatus for line casting and reeling comprising:

• a housing;
• a spool rotatably supported on the housing, the spool supported such that line wound upon the spool can pay-off longitudinally of the spool axis during a line cast;
• a motor drivingly connected to the spool;
• a trigger supported on the housing, the trigger movable between a motor OFF position and a motor ON position, the trigger having a finger grip positioned above and adjacent the spool and the grip having a surface for receiving and holding line thereon such that the line and trigger can be simultaneously released for a cast, the surface being nonconvex to inhibit line slippage;
• resilient means for urging the trigger to move to the motor ON position;
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• means for actuating the motor to rotate the spool in a high speed line dispensing direction when the trigger is in the motor ON position.

An apparatus for line casting and reeling comprising:

• a housing;
• a spool rotatably supported on the housing, the spool supported such that line wound upon the spool can pay-off longitudinally of the spool axis during a line cast;
• a motor drivingly connected to the spool;
• a source of electric power;
• an electric circuit switch;
• an electronic motor drive including an analog drive;
• and
• a microprocessor connected with the motor drive, the switch, the electric power source and the motor, the combination being connected such that electric power is supplied to the motor to energize the same wherein the supply is controlled by the microprocessor, the microprocessor being programmed to supply power when the switch is ON at approximately the beginning of a cast and to shut off the supply after a predetermined amount of time.

An apparatus for line casting and reeling comprising:

• a housing;
• a spool rotatably supported on the housing, the spool supported such that line wound upon the spool can pay-off longitudinally of the spool axis during a line cast;
• a motor drivingly connected to the spool;
• a source of electric power;
• an electric circuit switch;
• an electronic motor drive including an analog drive;
• and
• a microprocessor connected with the motor drive, the switch, the electric power source and the motor, the combination being connected such that electric power is supplied to the motor to energize the same wherein the supply is controlled by the microprocesor, the microprocessor being programmed to supply a predetermined maximum amount of power when the switch is ON at approximately the beginning of a cast and to progressively decrease the power during the cast.