Spinning reel spool
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsKeigo Kitajima, Yoshiyuki Furomoto
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Abstract
Spinning-reel spool, which reciprocates back-and-forth with respect to reel unit, is furnished with bobbin trunk, inner barrel member, front flange, and skirt. Bobbin trunk, outer-circumferentially onto which fishing line is wound, is formed from sheet metal. Inner barrel member is installed on the inner circumferential side of bobbin trunk. Inner barrel member has a male-threaded portion on its rear end. Front flange is provided on bobbin trunk, and is coupled to inner barrel member via the male-threaded portion. Skirt is provided on the rear end of bobbin trunk. Skirt has a larger diameter than that of bobbin trunk.
Claims20
A spool for use in a spinning reel for shifting back and forth with respect to a reel body of the spinning reel, a frontward direction being a direction away from the reel body, a rearward direction being a direction toward the reel body, said spool including:
- a bobbin trunk portion formed from sheet metal, a fishing line being adapted to be wound about an outer circumference of said bobbin trunk;
- an inner barrel member installed inner-peripherally along said bobbin trunk, and having a male-threaded portion on its end;
- a front flange portion provided on a front end of said bobbin trunk, said front flange portion being coupled to said inner barrel member via said male-threaded portion;
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- a skirt portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of said bobbin trunk, said skirt portion being provided on a rear end of said bobbin trunk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.