Fastening structure for fishing equipment parts
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorKeigo Kitajima
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Abstract
A reel body of a spinning reel includes: a body member having an opening on a side portion thereof; a lid member screwed to the body member so as to close the opening of the side portion of the body member; a cover member attached along the outer shape of the rear of the body member and the lid member; a nut member; and a screw member. The body member has a recessed portion and a bore portion formed such that surfaces defining the recessed portion and the bore portion open out. The recessed portion and the bore portion are connected. The nut member is non-rotatably coupled to the recessed portion. The screw member is coupled to the bore portion to be inserted into the nut member. The present invention provides a simple and inexpensive fastening structure.
Claims20
A fastening structure for fishing equipment parts, comprising:
- a first inner fishing equipment part having a recessed portion and a bore portion, said recessed portion and said bore portion being formed such that surfaces defining said recessed portion and said bore portion open out and that said bore portion and said recessed portion are connected;
- an outer fishing equipment part having a screw hole;
- a nut member unrotatably coupled to said recessed portion of said first inner fishing equipment part;
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- a screw member coupled to said bore portion of said first inner fishing equipment part and said screw hole of said outer fishing equipment part to be screwed into said nut member.
A fishing reel, comprising:
- a reel unit rotatably supporting a handle, said reel unit including a reel body and a rod mounting leg extending from said reel body, said reel body having
- a body member having an opening,
- a lid member coupled to said body member to close said opening, at least one of said body member and said lid member having a recessed portion and a bore portion, said recessed portion and said bore portion being formed such that surfaces defining said recessed portion and said bore portion open out and that said bore portion and said recessed portion are connected, and
- a cover member attached to a rear of said body member and said lid member, said cover member having a screw hole,
- a nut member unrotatably coupled to said recessed portion, and
- a screw member coupled to said bore portion and said screw hole of said cover member to be screwed into said nut member;
- a rotor rotatably supported at a front of said reel unit;
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- a spool disposed at a front of said rotor so as to be movable back and forth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.