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US 8,876,031 B2Granted
Fishing reel with dual spool spin axes
OwnerBrent J. Bloemendaalinventor
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Abstract
A fishing reel with dual spool spin axes includes a housing, a rotor assembly rotatably mounted on the housing, and a spool shroud assembly including a fishing line spool gimbal mounted on the rotor assembly. The shroud assembly is movable between a casting position with a spool axis parallel to a rod axis and a retrieve position with the spool axis perpendicular to the rod axis. The spool is geared to the housing in such a manner that rotation of the rotor assembly about a rotor axis to retrieve the line causes the spool to spin about the rotor axis and simultaneously about a spool axis to counteract twist in the line caused by the manner of casting the line or by line pay-out by a hooked fish.
Claims28
In a fishing reel apparatus for use with a fishing rod having a rod axis and including a support housing and a fishing line spool having a spool axis and being adapted to have a fishing line wrapped thereon, the improvement comprising:
- (a) said spool being engaged with said housing in such a manner that rotation of said spool about a rotor axis extending substantially parallel to the rod axis and passing diametrically through said spool causes said spool to simultaneously rotate about said spool axis to wrap said line onto said spool.
In a fishing reel apparatus including a support housing and a fishing line spool having a spool axis and being adapted to have a fishing line wrapped thereon, the improvement comprising:
- (a) said spool being engaged with said housing in such a manner that rotation of said spool about a rotor axis passing diametrically through said spool causes said spool to simultaneously rotate about said spool axis to wrap said line onto said spool;
- (b) a spin gear member mounted on said housing in alignment with said rotor axis in rotationally fixed relation to said support housing;
- (c) said spool being rotatably mounted in a spool shroud to enable rotation of said spool about said spool axis within said spool shroud, said spool having a spool gear secured thereto;
- (d) a rotor structure rotatably mounted on said support housing to enable rotation about said rotor axis;
- (e) said spool shroud being connected to said rotor structure in such a manner as to position said spool such that said rotor axis passes diametrically through said spool;
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- (f) said spool gear being drivingly engaged with said spin gear in such a manner that rotation of said rotor structure rotates said shroud and spool about said rotor axis whereby driving engagement between said spool gear and said spin gear causes said spool gear to rotate said spool about said spool axis within said shroud.
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A fishing reel apparatus comprising:
- (a) a support housing including a mounting structure for securing said housing to a fishing rod having a rod axis;
- (b) rotor structure rotatably mounted on said housing to rotate about a rotor axis substantially parallel to and spaced from said rod axis;
- (c) a spool support shroud mounted on said rotor structure in such a manner as to rotate about said rotor axis when said rotor structure rotates about said rotor axis;
- (d) fishing line spool rotatably mounted in said shroud for rotation about a spool axis relative to said shroud, said spool being operable to wrap a fishing line thereon and alternatively to pay out said fishing line therefrom;
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- (e) a rotation transfer mechanism engaged between said housing and said spool and operable to cause rotation of said spool about said spool axis and simultaneously about said rotor axis when said rotor structure rotates about said rotor axis.
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A fishing reel apparatus comprising:
- (a) a support housing including a mounting structure for securing said housing to a fishing rod having a rod axis;
- (b) rotor structure rotatably mounted on said housing to rotate about a rotor axis substantially parallel to and spaced from said rod axis;
- (c) a spool support shroud mounted on said rotor structure in such a manner as to rotate about said rotor axis when said rotor structure rotates about said rotor axis;
- (d) fishing line spool rotatably mounted in said shroud for rotation about a spool axis relative to said shroud, said spool being operable to wrap a fishing line thereon and alternatively to pay out said fishing line therefrom;
- (e) a rotation transfer mechanism engaged between said housing and said spool and operable to cause rotation of said spool about said spool axis and simultaneously about said rotor axis when said rotor structure rotates about said rotor axis;
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- (f) said rotation transfer mechanism including:
- (1) a spin gear mounted on said housing in alignment with said rotor axis in rotationally fixed relation to said support housing;
- (2) a spool gear secured to said spool;
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- (3) said spool gear being drivingly engaged with said spin gear in such a manner that rotation of said rotor structure in a rotor take-up direction rotates said shroud and spool about said rotor axis whereby driving engagement between said spool gear and said spin gear causes said spool gear to rotate said spool about said spool axis in a line take-up direction within said shroud.
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A fishing reel apparatus comprising:
- (a) a support housing including a mounting structure for securing said housing to a fishing rod having a rod axis;
- (b) rotor structure rotatably mounted on said housing to rotate about a rotor axis substantially parallel to and spaced from said rod axis, said rotor structure including a rotor friction plate;
- (c) a spool support shroud mounted on said rotor structure in such a manner as to rotate about said rotor axis therewith;
- (d) fishing line spool rotatably mounted on said shroud for rotation about a spool axis relative to said shroud, said spool being operable to wrap a fishing line thereon and alternatively to pay out said fishing line therefrom;
- (e) a rotation transfer mechanism engaged between said housing and said spool and operable to cause rotation of said spool about said spool axis and simultaneously about said rotor axis when said rotor structure rotates about said rotor axis;
- (f) said shroud being engaged with said rotor structure in such a manner as to enable said shroud and spool to be selectively oriented in a retrieve position with said spool axis substantially perpendicular to said rotor axis and alternatively in a casting position with said spool axis approaching a perpendicular relationship with the orientation of said spool axis in said retrieve position;
- (g) a drag member mounted on said support housing in a rotary shear relationship with said rotor friction plate and operable to retard rotation of said rotor structure relative to said drag member to thereby retard rotation of said spool relative to said shroud;
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- (h) a viscous fluid positioned between said friction plate and said drag member, said fluid having a composition which causes fluid shear drag between said friction plate and said drag member thereby retarding relative motion therebetween.
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A fishing reel apparatus comprising:
- (a) a support housing including a mounting structure for securing said housing to a fishing rod having a rod axis;
- (b) rotor structure rotatably mounted on said housing to rotate about a rotor axis substantially parallel to and spaced from said rod axis, said rotor structure including a rotor friction plate;
- (c) a spool support shroud mounted on said rotor structure in such a manner as to rotate about said rotor axis therewith;
- (d) fishing line spool rotatably mounted on said shroud for rotation about a spool axis relative to said shroud, said spool being operable to wrap a fishing line thereon and alternatively to pay out said fishing line therefrom;
- (e) a rotation transfer mechanism engaged between said housing and said spool and operable to cause rotation of said spool about said spool axis and simultaneously about said rotor axis when said rotor structure rotates about said rotor axis;
- (f) said shroud being engaged with said rotor structure in such a manner as to enable said shroud and spool to be selectively oriented in a retrieve position with said spool axis substantially perpendicular to said rotor axis and alternatively in a casting position with said spool axis approaching a perpendicular relationship with the orientation of said spool axis in said retrieve position;
- (g) a drag member mounted on said support housing in a rotary shear relationship with said rotor friction plate and operable to retard rotation of said rotor structure relative to said drag member to thereby retard rotation of said spool relative to said shroud;
- (h) a viscous fluid positioned between said friction plate and said drag member, said fluid having a composition which causes fluid shear drag between said friction plate and said drag member thereby retarding relative motion therebetween;
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- (i) said rotation transfer mechanism including:
- (1) a spin gear mounted on said on said rotor axis in rotationally fixed relation to said support housing;
- (2) a spool gear secured to said spool;
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- (3) said spool gear being drivingly engaged with said spin gear in such a manner that rotation of said rotor structure in a rotor take-up direction rotates said shroud and spool about said rotor axis whereby driving engagement between said spool gear and said spin gear causes said spool gear to rotate said spool about said spool axis in a line take-up direction within said shroud.
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In a fishing reel apparatus for use with a fishing rod with a rod axis and including a fishing line spool rotatably mounted on a reel frame to enable payout of fishing line from said spool thereby twisting said line in a payout direction and to enable rotation of said spool about a spool axis to retrieve said line onto said spool, the improvement comprising:
- (a) said spool being engaged with said frame in such a manner that retrieval of said line onto said spool causes rotation of said spool about said spool axis and simultaneous rotation of said spool about a rotor axis substantially parallel to the rod axis thereby twisting said line in a retrieve direction opposite said payout direction to thereby substantially cancel line twist in said payout direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.