Casting fishing reel with torque converter and clutch
AssigneeFlylogic, Inc.
InventorMichael J. Arkowski
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Abstract
A casting reel is provided with a stationery reel spindle having a clutch cavity. A clutch assembly having a draw bar and a plurality of spring washers and a clutch plate is contained within the clutch cavity. A torque converter having a first race and a second race is also provided with the second race being free to rotate in one direction and engaging with and rotating with the first race in the other direction. The first race is in frictional engagement with the pressure plate which is slideably mounted on the stationary reel spindle and in frictional engagement with the clutch plate and the first race of the torque converter. A line spool is mounted on the stationary reel spindle and attached to the second race of the torque converter.
Claims11
A casting reel which comprises:
- a stationary reel spindle having a clutch cavity;
- a clutch assembly contained within said clutch cavity of said stationary reel spindle for frictional engagement with a pressure plate, said clutch assembly having a clutch plate;
- a torque converter having a first race and a second race, said second race being free to rotate in one direction and engaged with and rotating with said first race in the other direction, said first race being in frictional engagement with said pressure plate,
- said pressure plate slideably mounted on said stationary reel spindle and in frictional engagement with said clutch plate and with said first race of said torque converter;
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- a line spool rotatably mounted around said stationary reel spindle and attached to the second race of said torque converter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.