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US 7,178,752 B1Granted
Crank handle for spinning reel
AssigneeOkuma Fishing Tackle Co., Ltd.
InventorLiang-Jen Chang
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Abstract
A crank handle for a spinning reel includes an axle inserted through a base, an bush mounted on the axle inside the base and having two cut faces, a retaining member, which has an axial hole for receiving the axle and the bush, two notches at one end, and two flat portions for engaging the cut faces of the bush, a spring sleeved onto the bush and stopped between the base and the retaining member, and a handle, which is pivoted to one end of the axle and has two blocks for engaging the notches of the retaining member.
Claims8
A crank handle for a spinning reel, comprising:
- an axle;
- a base having a through hole through which the axle is inserted;
- a bushing mounted on said axle within the through hole of said base, said bushing having at least one cut face at one end thereof;
- a retaining member comprising an axial hole for receiving said axle and said bushing, at least one notch formed in one end thereof, and at least one flat portion a long the entire length of and in said axial hole corresponding to the at least one cut face of said bush;
- a spring sleeved onto said bush and stopped between said base and said retaining member;
- and
- a handle pivoted to one end of said axle, said handle having at least one block for engaging the at least one notch of said retaining member;
- wherein engagement of the handle to the retaining member engages the retaining member to the bushing and axle to permit the handle to rotate the axle.
5 more elements
A crank handle for a spinning reel comprising:
- an axle having at least one cut face at one end thereof;
- a base having a through hole through which said axle is inserted;
- a retaining member comprising an axial hole for receiving said axle, at least one notch formed in one end thereof, and at least one flat portion a long the entire length of and in said axial hole corresponding to the at least one cut face of said axle;
- a spring sleeved onto said axle and stopped between said base and said retaining member;
- and
- a handle pivoted to one end of said axle, said handle having at least one block for engaging the at least one notch of said retaining member
- wherein engagement of the handle to the retaining member engages the retaining member to the axle to permit the handle to rotate the axle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.