US 5,806,776 A · Flange contact friction brake for a fishing reel

Abstract

A friction brake for a fishing reel comprises an arcuate strip of bendable plastic that is cantilevered from a fixed flange of a fishing reel and extends over and generally concentrically with a rotating flange of the reel. When braking action is required to stop or restrain the playing-out of fishing line, pressure on the free edge of the brake causes contact between a brake surface and the outer periphery of the rotating reel flange. The degree of braking depends upon the area of the brake that is brought into contact with the rotating reel flange by the fisherman and upon the magnitude of force applied by the fisherman's hand onto the brake. The brake attaches at its fixed edge to the non-moving portion of the reel by means of an adhesive layer. Alternative embodiments that contact the fishing line extend from fixed portions of the reel.

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Dependent claims

A friction brake for a fishing reel having a fixed portion and a flange of radius r spaced a distance w from said fixed portion, said flange rotating when a fishing line is pulled from said fishing reel, comprising:

a thin sheet having a thickness and a first edge surface of length l for attachment to said fixed portion of said reel, and a second edge surface having a length greater than l and separated from said first edge surface by a distance of approximately w for opposing a peripheral surface of said flange when said first edge surface is attached to said fixed portion, said sheet being bendable to bring said second edge surface to contact said peripheral flange surface to provide braking of said reel,
wherein said sheet is continuously arcuate with one radius of approximately r along its entire length.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Flange contact friction brake for a fishing reel

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Flange contact friction brake for a fishing reel

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Abstract

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