US 5,850,979 A · Fishing reel of double bearing type having improved balance and ergonomic properties

Abstract

A fishing reel of a double bearing type is provided in which the center of gravity of the reel and handle position are situated nearer to the position of the hand holding the reel to thereby be able to perform the fishline take-up operation of the handle stably. A fishing reel of an embodiment includes a reel main body (A) which includes two left and right side frames (1, 1'). A support plate (1") and a reel side plate (2) are mounted on the outside of the left side frame (1), while a reel side plate (3) is mounted on the outside of the right side frame (1'). A spool (11) is interposed between the left and right side frames (1, 1') and is fixed to a spool shaft (4). The spool (11) is structured such that it can be rotated by a handle (17). A handle shaft (6) is disposed in the rear of the spool shaft (4) on the opposite side to a fishline play-out direction. Between the left and right side frames (1, 1'), a level wind device (B) is disposed in front of the spool (11) on the fishline play-out direction side.

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Dependent claims

A double bearing type fishing reel, comprising:

a spool arranged between first and second side plates of a reel main body and rotatable about a first axis for receiving a fishline around said spool,
said fishline being delivered from said spool in a fishline play-out direction,
said first side plate defining first and second ends,
said first end being a first farthest point of said first side plate from said first axis in said fishline play-out direction, and
said second end being a second farthest point of said first side plate from said first axis in a direction opposite to said fishline play-out direction;
a handle arranged on said first side plate and rotatable about a second axis,
said handle being linked with said spool to rotate said spool to wind said fishline around said spool, and
said second axis is located within a space defined longitudinally between said first axis and said second end;
and
a fishline parallel winding device for winding said fishline uniformly around said spool, wherein said fishline parallel winding device has a drive element which converts a rotational motion input from said handle into a reciprocating motion and wherein said drive element is substantially located between said first and second side plates.

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A double bearing type fishing reel which comprises:

a reel body having two side plates;
a spool rotatably supported between said two side plates;
and
a clutch mechanism for switching said spool between a fishline take-up state and a fishline play-out state;
a handle for rotating said spool in a take-up direction, wherein said handle is provided on a first side plate of said side plates,
a switch-over element shiftably disposed on an upper portion of said first side plate,
wherein said switch-over element is situated on a fishline play-out direction side of said reel body and is situated in front of a handle shaft on which said handle is mounted,
wherein said switch-over element forms at least part of said clutch mechanism and causes said clutch mechanism to switch said spool between said fishline take-up state and said fishline play-out state,
wherein said switch-over element is shiftably disposed at a position where a switching operation of said switch-over element is adapted to be performed with a thumb of one hand while holding said reel in said one hand,
wherein said spool is rotatable supported by a spool shaft disposed between said two side plates, and
wherein said spool shaft is situated in front of said handle shaft on said fishline play-out direction side.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Fishing reel of double bearing type having improved balance and ergonomic properties

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Fishing reel of double bearing type having improved balance and ergonomic properties

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