Drive member for a fishing reel
OwnerRonald D. Shirley, Michael D. Cowaninventors
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Abstract
The drive member includes a threaded portion for installation on the crank shaft of a fishing reel. A head of the drive member is adapted to abut the reel crank to retain same in place on the crank shaft. A shank of the drive member projects outwardly from the drive member head and is of a cross section for inserted engagement with the chuck of a cordless screwdriver. The present drive member permits optional manual or powered reel operation.
Claims7
A drive member for installation on a fishing reel, said reel having a drive shaft provided with a hand crank, said drive member permitting optional powering of the reel with a motor, said drive member comprising,
- a shank having flats thereon for engagement with a chuck of a battery powered power source,
- a head at one end of said shank having a wall surface for abutment with the hand crank, the head securing the hand crank on said drive shaft, said head having a peripheral edge defining a series of recessed areas in which a locking screw may be located to prevent movement between said head and the hand crank, and
- a threaded member integral with said head for threaded engagement with the drive shaft of the fishing reel.
In combination,
- a fishing reel having a crankshaft,
- a crank handle on said crankshaft,
- a drive member in threaded engagement with said shaft and including a head for abutment with the crank handle said head having a peripheral edge defining a series of recessed areas in which a locking screw may be located to prevent relative movement between said head and the crank handle, and a shank integral with said head for axial engagement with a chuck for a battery powered screwdriver.
A drive member for installation on a fishing reel, said reel having a drive shaft provided with a hand crank, said drive member permitting optional powering of the reel with a motor, said drive member comprising,
- a shank having hexagonally disposed flats thereon for engagement with a chuck of a battery powered power source,
- a head at one end of said shank having a wall surface for abutment with the head crank, the head securing the hand crank on said drive shaft, and
- a threaded member having integral screw threaded integral with and internally of said head for threaded engagement with the drive shaft of the fishing reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.