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US 6,561,448 B2Granted
Convertible chassis fishing reel
OwnerCraig H. Barkerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a convertible fishing reel which has a unique design to allow for a more efficient line casting and line retrieval. To accomplish this, a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises two separate components, a main-body chassis and a spool chassis. The spool chassis is connected to at least one support arm of the main-body chassis. The connection is such that the spool chassis can be rotated 90 degrees within the spool chassis, to be perpendicular to the main-body chassis in line casting position and parallel to the main-body chassis in a line retrieval position.
Claims57
A convertible chassis fishing reel with rotatable spool chassis for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis comprising a reel drive having an anti-reverse mechanism, a pivot mount, and a main body chassis mount;
- b) a spool chassis comprising a spool mounting mechanism for receiving a spool, wherein said spool chassis is pivotally connected to said pivot mount at a pivot point;
- wherein said spool chassis can be selectively rotated between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the orientation of said spool chassis in said first position is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of said spool chassis about said pivot point in said second position;
- wherein said reel drive communicates through said pivot point with said spool mounting mechanism for causing said spool mounting mechanism to rotate;
- c) a spool, removably attached to said spool mounting mechanism, wherein said spool rotates within said spool chassis when driven by said reel drive;
- d) a crank handle in communication with said reel drive;
- e) a level wind mechanism operably connected to said spool chassis;
- wherein said level wind mechanism is in communication with said reel drive;
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- f) an adjustable drag assembly, operably connected to said spool chassis, wherein said drag assembly comprises a drag lever arm, a drag preset knob, and a free spool tension adjustment knob.
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A convertible chassis fishing reel with rotatable spool chassis for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis comprising a reel drive having an anti-reverse mechanism, at least one support arm, and a main-body chassis mount;
- b) a spool chassis comprising a spool mounting mechanism for receiving a spool, wherein said spool chassis is pivotally connected to said at least one support arm at a pivot point;
- wherein said spool chassis can be selectively rotated between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the orientation of said spool chassis in said first position is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of said spool chassis in said second position;
- wherein said reel drive communicates through said pivot point of said at least one support arm of said reel drive to said spool mounting mechanism for causing the spool to rotate within said spool chassis;
- c) a spool, removably attached to said spool mounting mechanism, wherein said spool rotates within said spool chassis when driven by said reel drive;
- d) a crank handle in communication with said reel drive;
- e) a level wind mechanism operably connected to said spool chassis;
- wherein said level wind mechanism is in communication with said reel drive;
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- f) an adjustable drag assembly, operably connected to said spool chassis, wherein said drag assembly comprises a drag lever arm, a drag preset knob, and a free spool tension adjustment knob.
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In a convertible chassis fishing reel with a main-body chassis and a spool mounted to a spool mounting chassis which is pivotally connected to said main-body chassis through a pivot mount which intersects the axle of the spool at a point disposed within said spool, a method for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) orienting a rotational axis of said spool in a first direction parallel to a direction of line dispensing from said spool;
- b) dispensing line from said spool;
- c) orienting said rotational axis of said spool in a second direction for retrieval of said line on said spool, said second direction substantially perpendicular said first direction;
- d) rotating said spool oriented in said second direction for retrieving said line on said spool;
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- e) wherein step (d) further comprises applying a force through said pivot mount for causing a rotation of said spool.
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A convertible chassis fishing reel with rotatable spool chassis for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis comprising a reel drive, a pivot mount, and a main body chassis mount;
- b) a spool chassis comprising an axle for receiving a spool, wherein said spool chassis is pivotally connected to said pivot mount at a pivot point;
- wherein said spool chassis can be selectively rotated between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the orientation of said spool chassis in said first position is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of said spool chassis about said pivot point in said second position;
- wherein said reel drive communicates through said pivot point with said spool for causing said spool to rotate.
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A convertible chassis fishing reel with rotatable spool chassis for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis comprising a reel drive, at least one support arm, and a main-body chassis mount;
- b) a spool chassis comprising an axle for receiving a spool, wherein said spool chassis is pivotally connected to said at least one support arm at a pivot point;
- wherein said spool chassis can be selectively rotated between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the orientation of said spool chassis in said first position is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of said spool chassis in said second position;
- wherein said reel drive communicates through said pivot point of said at least one support arm of said reel drive to said spool for causing said spool to rotate within said spool chassis.
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A convertible chassis fishing reel with rotatable spool chassis for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis comprising a reel drive, at least one support arm, and a main-body chassis mount;
- b) a spool chassis comprising an axle for receiving a spool, wherein said spool chassis is pivotally connected to said at least one support arm at a pivot point;
- wherein said spool chassis can be selectively rotated between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the orientation of said spool chassis about said pivot point in said first position is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of said spool chassis about said pivot point in said second position;
- wherein said reel drive communicates through said pivot point of said at least one support arm to said spool such that the spool rotates within said spool chassis;
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- c) an adjustable drag assembly operably connected to said spool chassis.
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A convertible chassis fishing reel with rotatable spool chassis for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis comprising a reel drive, at least one support arm, and a main-body chassis mount;
- b) a spool chassis comprising an axle for receiving a spool, wherein said spool chassis is pivotally connected to said at least one support arm at a pivot point;
- wherein said spool chassis can be selectively rotated between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the orientation of said spool chassis about said pivot point in said first position is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of said spool chassis about said pivot point in said second position;
- wherein said reel drive communicates through said pivot point of said at least one support arm to said spool mounting mechanism such that the spool rotates within said spool chassis;
- c) a spool mounting mechanism to which said spool is removably attached to said spool mounting mechanism, wherein said spool rotates within said spool chassis when driven by said reel drive;
- d) a crank handle in communication with said reel drive;
- e) a level wind mechanism;
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- f) an adjustable drag assembly.
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A convertible chassis fishing reel for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis comprising a pivot mount and a main-body chassis mount;
- b) a spool chassis comprising a spool mounting mechanism, said spool chassis pivotally connected to said main body chassis at said pivot mount;
- said spool mounting mechanism defining a spool rotation axis;
- said spool chassis selectively rotatable between a first position and a second position, said orientation of said spool rotation axis in said first position substantially perpendicular to said orientation of said spool rotation axis in said second position;
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- c) a reel drive connected to said main-body chassis, said reel drive operatively communicating with said spool mounting mechanism through said pivot mount for causing rotation of said spool mounting mechanism.
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In a convertible chassis fishing reel with a main-body chassis and a spool mounted to a spool mounting chassis which is pivotally connected to said main-body chassis through a pivot mount, a method for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) orienting a rotational axis of said spool in a first direction parallel to a direction of line dispensing from said spool;
- b) dispensing line from said spool;
- c) orienting said rotational axis of said spool in a second direction for retrieval of said line on said spool, said second direction substantially perpendicular to said first direction;
- d) rotating said spool oriented in said second direction for retrieving said line on said spool;
- e) wherein step (d) further comprises applying a force through said pivot mount for causing a rotation of said spool.
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A convertible chassis fishing reel with rotatable spool chassis for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis;
- b) a spool chassis rotatably connected to the main-body chassis, wherein said spool chassis comprises an axle for receiving a spool, and wherein said spool chassis can be selectively rotated between a first position and a second position along an axis of rotation which is substantially perpendicular to said axle and which intersects said axle at a point disposed within said spool, and wherein said spool chassis is rotatably connected to said main-body chassis through a pivot mount and a reel drive communicates with said spool through said pivot mount causing said spool to rotate about said axle.
A convertible chassis fishing reel with rotatable spool chassis for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis comprising a reel drive, at least one support arm, and a main-body chassis mount;
- b) a spool chassis comprising a spool mounting mechanism for receiving a spool, wherein said spool chassis is pivotally connected to said at least one support arm at a pivot point;
- wherein said spool chassis can be selectively rotated between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the orientation of said spool chassis about said pivot point in said first position is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of said spool chassis about said pivot point in said second position;
- wherein said reel drive communicates through said pivot point of said at least one support arm to said spool mounting mechanism such that the spool rotates within said spool chassis;
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- c) an adjustable drag assembly operably connected to said spool chassis.
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A convertible chassis fishing reel with rotatable spool chassis for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis comprising a reel drive, at least one support arm, and a main-body chassis mount;
- b) a spool chassis comprising a spool mounting mechanism for receiving a spool, wherein said spool chassis is pivotally connected to said at least one support arm at a pivot point;
- wherein said spool chassis can be selectively rotated between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the orientation of said spool chassis about said pivot point in said first position is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of said spool chassis about said pivot point in said second position;
- wherein said reel drive communicates through said pivot point of said at least one support arm to said spool mounting mechanism such that the spool rotates within said spool chassis;
- c) a spool removably attached to said spool mounting mechanism, wherein said spool rotates within said spool chassis when driven by said reel drive;
- d) a crank handle in communication with said reel drive;
- e) a level wind mechanism;
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- f) an adjustable drag assembly.
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A convertible chassis fishing reel for selective line casting and retrieval comprising:
- a) a main-body chassis comprising a pivot mount and a main-body chassis mount;
- b) a spool chassis comprising a spool mounting mechanism, said spool chassis pivotally connected to said main body chassis at said pivot mount;
- said spool mounting mechanism defining a spool rotation axis;
- said spool chassis selectively rotatable between a first position and a second position, said orientation of said spool rotation axis in said first position substantially perpendicular to said orientation of said spool rotation axis in said second position;
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- c) a reel drive connected to said main-body chassis, said reel drive operatively communicating with said spool mounting mechanism through said pivot mount for causing rotation of said spool mounting mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.