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US 5,683,049 AGranted
Bail mode switching device for a spinning reel
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsYuzo Kawabe, Yosuhiro Hitomi, Seiichi Aratake
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Abstract
A bail mode switching device for a spinning reel which produces an audible sound when a bail on the spinning reel switches between a line reeling mode and and a line casting mode. The bail mode switching device includes at least one toggle spring mechanism which switches the bail between modes, and an audible warning mechanism which can produce a distinctive sound when the bail mode both commences and completes a bail mode change.
Claims9
A spinning reel comprising:
- a rotor rotatably supported on a spinning reel main body, said rotor including first and second arm portions;
- first and second bail support members pivotably supported at an end of each of said first and second arm portions;
- a bail fixed to both said first and second bail support members;
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- a bail mode switching device for switching said bail into a line reeling mode and a line casting mode, said bail mode switching device including a first toggle mechanism disposed in an inner portion of said first arm portion and including a first spring member for biasing said first toggle mechanism between a first and a second position, a second toggle mechanism disposed on said rotor and including a lever and a second spring member for biasing said second toggle mechanism between a first and a second position, and a switching member disposed on said spinning reel main body;
- wherein said second toggle mechanism moves said bail into said line reeling mode when said switching member contacts said lever;
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- a distinct audible sound is generated when a bail mode change has been completed, the distinct audible sound created by contact between said first toggle mechanism and said second toggle mechanism.
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A spinning reel comprising:
- a rotor rotatably supported on a spinning reel main body, said rotor including first and second arm portions;
- first and second bail support members pivotably supported at an end of each of said first and second arm portions;
- a bail fixed to both said first and second bail support members;
- a bail mode switch mechanism for switching said bail into a line reeling mode and a line casting mode, said bail mode switch mechanism including a toggle mechanism which urges said bail to change modes when said bail is pivoted to an intermediate position, and an audible warning mechanism which produces a distinct audible sound in response to contact with said toggle mechanism when a bail mode change has been completed.
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A spinning reel comprising:
- a rotor rotatably supported on a spinning reel main body, said rotor including first and second arm portions;
- first and second bail support members pivotably supported at an end of each of said first and second arm portions;
- a bail fixed to both said first and second ball support members;
- a bail mode switch mechanism for switching said bail into a line reeling mode and a line casting mode, said bail mode switch mechanism including a first toggle mechanism which includes a first tubular member, and a second toggle mechanism which includes a notch which engages with said first tubular member;
- wherein said first tubular member and said notch strike each other and create an audible sound when a bail mode change has been completed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.