US 5,415,359 AGranted

Fishing reel

OwnerTakeshi Ikutainventor

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Abstract

A fishing reel comprising a transmission line mounted within one of side cases for operatively interconnecting a handle and a spool shaft, a friction type drag mechanism mounted between a lateral outer face of the spool and a lateral side face of a mating element opposed to the lateral outer face of the spool to be rotatable in unison with the spool shaft, an engaging member having an engageable element for preventing reverse rotation and connected to the mating element through a connecting portion, and a stopper attached to a reel body and defining an engaged element engageable with the engageable element. The drag mechanism is switchable between an operative position and an inoperative position through relative movement between the spool and the mating element. The mating element and the stopper constitutes an anti-reverse mechanism. The mating element is supported by the other of the side cases, the drag mechanism includes friction surfaces surrounded by an enclosure continuously extending from the spool, the engaging member includes a boss portion having a diameter smaller than that of the engageable element, and the drag mechanism includes a seal disposed between the enclosure and the boss portion for closing a friction operative portion of the drag mechanism.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A fishing reel comprising:

a reel body with side cases;
a spool located between said side cases, and a spool shaft, said spool being slidable axially of and rotatable about a spool shaft;
a handle supported by one of said side cases for rotating said spool in a direction for taking up a fishing line;
a transmission mounted within one of said side cases for transmitting rotation between said handle and said spool shaft;
a mating element opposed to a lateral outer face of said spool to be rotatable in unison with said spool shaft;
a friction drag mechanism mounted between said lateral outer face of said spool and a lateral side face of said mating element, said mechanism including means for switching between an operative position and an inoperative position through relative movement between said spool and said mating element;
an engaging member rotatable in unison with said spool shaft and having an engageable element for preventing reverse rotation;
and
a stopper attached to said reel body and defining an engaged element engageable with said engageable element;
said mating element and said stopper constituting an anti-reverse mechanism;
and
wherein said mating element is supported by the other of said side cases;
wherein said drag mechanism includes friction surfaces surrounded by an enclosure continuously extending from said spool, said enclosure having an opening;
wherein one of said engaging member and said mating element includes a boss portion having a diameter smaller than that of said engageable element and extending through said opening in said enclosure;
and
wherein said drag mechanism includes a seal disposed between said enclosure and said boss portion for closing a friction operative portion of said drag mechanism.

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Facts

Application: 08/047,561Filed 15 Mar 1993 · continuation in part
Priority: JP 3-3872 U5 Feb 1991
Granted: 16 May 1995
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A01K 89/01931
With a rotary drum , i.e. with a rotating spool: spool or spool shaft details
A01K 89/015
Reels: with a rotary drum , i.e. with a rotating spool
A01K 89/0191
Axially applied: by centre pin
A01K 89/0179
With unwinding indicators, e.g. a bell or a flashing light: clicking indicators, e.g. flexible pawl and toothed member