Trigger for actuating a bail assembly
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsRoy Stiner, Young J. Kang
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Abstract
A rotor assembly for a fishing reel, which rotor assembly includes a rotor having a first rotational axis, a bail assembly that is repositionable relative to the rotor between cast and retrieve positions, and a trigger that is movable relative to the rotor around a second axis between normal and actuated positions. The bail assembly is movable from the retrieve position towards the cast position as an incident of the trigger moving from the normal position to the actuated position. The trigger has a forwardly projecting leg. A gripping portion is applied to the forwardly projecting leg to facilitate engagement of the forwardly projecting leg by a user.
Claims20
A rotor assembly for a fishing reel, said rotor assembly comprising:
- a rotor having a first rotational axis,
- the rotor having forward and rear ends spaced axially relative to the first axis;
- a bail assembly that is repositionable relative to the rotor between cast and retrieve positions, and
- a trigger that is movable relative to the rotor around a second axis between normal and actuated positions,
- the bail assembly being movable from the retrieve position towards the cast position as an incident of the trigger moving from the normal position to the actuated position,
- wherein the trigger has a forwardly projecting leg and there is a gripping portion applied to the forwardly projecting leg to facilitate engagement of the forwardly projecting leg by a user.
A trigger for actuating a bail assembly on a fishing reel, said trigger comprising:
- a mounting portion that is attachable to a support for the trigger so as to allow the trigger to move between normal and actuated positions, to thereby change a bail assembly between cast and retrieve positions;
- a projecting leg;
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- a gripping portion applied to the projecting leg to facilitate engagement of the projecting leg by a user and manipulation thereof to change the trigger from the normal position into the actuated position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.