US 4,784,346 AGranted

Motorized fishing reel

OwnerWalter J. Steffaninventor

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Abstract

A fishing reel body with a fish line spool has an electric motor assembly mounted thereon having a circuit operated by a control level. This lever extends between opposite ends of the reel body and has a finger engaging portion extending outwardly for manual engagement by a fisherman. The lever has a first position wherein the finger engaging portion extends outwardly radially from the fish line spool. This first position comprises a deenergized condition of the motor. The lever has a second position wherein the finger engaging portion is angled upwardly relative to its first position. This second position comprises a locked-on energized condition of the motor. The lever also has a third position wherein the finger engaging portion is angled downwardly relative to the first position. This third position comprises a manually held energized condition of the motor. A switch in the circuit and the motor assembly are arranged such that the drive output gear of the motor and a drive receiving gear of the fish line spool are engaged prior to closing of the switch.

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Dependent claims

A motorized fishing reel comprising a reel body with opposite ends,

a spool shaft journaled on said reel body,
a fish line spool mounted on said shaft,
drive receiving gears on said reel body operably connected to said shaft,
electric motor means having an electric circuit therefor operably connected to said drive receiving gears,
pivot means pivotally mounting said motor means on said reel body,
spring means urging said motor means pivotally in one direction,
switch means in said electric circuit operably engageable by said motor means and controlling on-off operation of the motor means depending upon the pivot position of the latter,
pivotal cam means on said reel body operably engageable with said motor means for pivoting the latter against the action of said spring means,
and lever means on said reel body located for hand engagement by a fisherman,
said lever means extending integrally from said cam means and arranged to pivotally move said cam to at least three operable positions,
a first of said cam positions pivoting said motor means to a motor deenergized switch condition and second and third of said cam positions pivoting said motor means to selected motor energized switch conditions whereby the fisherman can control operation of said reel by hand adjustment of said lever means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.