Fastener and retainer

A fishing reel comprising:

• a crankshaft having a distal end;
• a crank handle having a surface and a recess in said surface;
• a nut having an inner portion and an outer portion, said inner portion comprising at least one gripping surface and said outer portion comprising a retaining shoulder flaring outwardly from a first cross sectional area adjacent said gripping surface to a second cross sectional area;
• a deformable retainer including:
• a longitudinal end;
• a first cavity in said longitudinal end having a shape to receive said gripping surface such that said nut is prevented from rotation relative to said retainer;
• a second cavity extending longitudinally from said first cavity said second cavity having an outwardly flared shape such that said retaining shoulder is receivable in said second cavity wherein said deformable retainer must be temporarily deformed to receive said retaining shoulder in said second cavity and said deformable retainer must be temporarily deformed to release said retaining shoulder from said second cavity;
• and
• a boss protruding from said longitudinal end, said boss receivable in said recess;
• wherein, when said crank handle is nonrotatably secured to said distal end of said crankshaft by said nut, said inner portion being adjacent said surface, and said nut is received in said deformable retainer said boss will be received in said recess thereby preventing relative rotation between said nut and said crankshaft.

A deformable retainer for releasably receiving a fastener having a flared retaining shoulder and a gripping surface comprising:

• a longitudinal end;
• a first cavity in said longitudinal end, said cavity having a shape to receive the gripping surface of the fastener such that the fastener is prevented from rotating relative to said deformable retainer;
• a second cavity extending from said first cavity, said second cavity having a flared shape for receiving the flared retaining shoulder of the fastener, wherein said deformable retainer must be temporarily deformed to receive the flared retaining shoulder in said second cavity and said deformable retainer must be temporarily deformed to release said retaining shoulder from said second cavity;
• and
• a boss protruding longitudinally from said longitudinal end.