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US 4,905,399 AGranted
Fishing rod and reel
OwnerDavid Hoppsinventor
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Abstract
An improved spinning reel having a support fixed to the rear body for mounting on a fishing rod. The support allows the reel to be mounted on a rod in the same position as prior art reels are mounted, and without interfering with the gripping of the rod.
Claims4
An improved fishing reel having a support for mounting on a fishing rod, comprising;
- a spinning reel having a body, a spool casing and a spool, support means fixed to said reel body to project generally vertically therefrom and then parallel therewith to form an opening in which a hand may be placed without interference from said support means, said support means having means for engaging locking means on a fishing rod, said support means being L-shaped with an extended lower leg means, said L-shaped support means having a vertical leg means having adjusting means to change the distance between said reel and said lower leg means, said adjusting means lying between the two parallel axes of the rod and reel and increasing or decreasing the distance between these two parallel axes.
An improved fishing reel having a support for mounting on a fishing rod, comprising;
- a spinning reel having a body, a spool casing and a spool, support means fixed to said reel body to project generally vertically therefrom and then parallel therewith to form an opening in which a hand may be placed without interference from said support means, said support means having means for engaging locking means on a fishing rod, said support means being C-shaped with an extended lower leg means, said C-shaped support means having a vertical leg means having adjusting means to change the distance between said reel and said lower leg means, said adjusting means lying between the two parallel axes of the rod and reel and increasing or decreasing the distance between these two parallel axes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.