# US 9,038,934 B2 · Fly fishing reel with drag system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,038,934 B2 - Document ID: US9038934B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/693,980 - Filed: 2012-12-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04 - Applicants: Gregory A. Header; Gregory E. Miller; Timothy Wiest - Inventors: Gregory A. Header; Gregory E. Miller; Timothy Wiest - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9038934B2 ## CPC - A01K 89/033: with {a} rotary drum {, i.e. for reels with a rotating spool (antibacklash devices A01K89/0155)} - A01K 89/016: Fly reels {, i.e. with a stub shaft support} - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS ## Abstract A fly reel comprises a housing having a back plate, a spindle extending from the back plate, a spool rotatably mounted on the spindle, an adjustable drag assembly fixed to the spool and rotatably mounted with the spool, the adjustable drag assembly is adapted to provide controlled friction against the spool during rotation of the spool, a crank member for rotating the spool in a first direction, and a one way clutch operatively associated with the spindle for permitting rotation of the crank member in the first direction only whereby the spool is adapted to rotate independent of the crank in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. In addition, the drag adjustment knob of the reel is disposed on the same side as the reel crank handle and the drag components may be sealed within a cartridge. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fishing reel comprising: a) a housing having a back plate; b) a spindle extending from the back plate; c) a spool rotatably mounted on the spindle, the spool having first and second faces that are mirror images of each other, the first spool face is adjacent the back plate of the housing; d) an adjustable drag assembly fixed to the spool and rotatably mounted therewith, the adjustable drag assembly adapted to provide controlled friction against the spool during rotation thereof; e) a crank member for rotating the spool in a first direction, the crank member is adjacent the second spool face; f) a one way clutch operatively associated with the spindle for permitting rotation of the crank member in the first direction only, whereby the spool is adapted to rotate independent of the crank in a second direction that is opposite the first direction; g) a drag adjustment knob, the drag adjustment knob is adjacent the second spool face and the crank member whereby the drag may be adjusted and the crank may be rotated by the same hand of a user; and h) a spool sleeve overlying the spindle and selectively rotatable therearound, the crank member is fixedly secured to the spool sleeve wherein the spool sleeve has an end that is keyed to receive the crank member and the one way clutch is fixed to the spool sleeve. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A fishing reel as in claim 1 and wherein the drag assembly comprises a series of friction washers adapted to be selectively compressed so as to generate drag on the spool. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A fishing reel as in claim 1 and wherein the drag assembly and the one way clutch are coaxially aligned on the spindle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A fishing reel as in claim 1 and wherein the drag assembly is filled with oil and sealed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A fishing reel as in claim 1 and further comprising: a) a housing encasing the adjustable drag assembly, the housing having first and second end faces, the crank member and the drag adjustment knob are adjacent the housing end face. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A fishing reel as in claim 5 and further including a spring member disposed between the drag adjustment knob and the crank member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A fishing reel as in claim 1 and wherein the spool sleeve end is chamfered. ### Claim 8 A fishing reel comprising: a) a housing having a back plate; b) a spindle having a first end and a second end, the first end of the spindle is secured to and extends from the back plate; c) a spool rotatably mounted on the spindle, the spool having first and second faces that are mirror images of each other, the first spool face is adjacent the back plate of the housing; d) an adjustable drag assembly fixed to the spool and rotatably mounted therewith, the adjustable drag assembly is adapted to provide controlled friction against the spool during rotation thereof; e) a crank member for rotating the spool in a first direction, the crank member is secured at the second end of the spindle and is adjacent the second spool face; f) a one way clutch operatively associated with the spindle for permitting rotation of the crank member in the first direction only, whereby the spool is adapted to rotate independent of the crank in a second direction that is opposite the first direction; g) a spool release pin assembly, the spool release pin assembly provided at the first end of the spindle and coaxial therewith and having a first position for fixedly securing the spool on the spindle and a second position for releasing the spool including the adjustable drag assembly from the spindle; h) a drag adjustment knob, the drag adjustment knob is adjacent the second spool face and the crank member whereby the drag may be adjusted and the crank may be rotated using the same hand; and i) a spool sleeve overlying the spindle and selectively rotatable therearound, the crank member is fixedly secured to the spool sleeve wherein the spool sleeve has an end that is keyed to receive the crank member and the one way clutch is fixed to the spool sleeve. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A fishing reel as in claim 8 and wherein the drag assembly comprises a series of friction washers adapted to be selectively compressed so as to generate drag on the spool. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) A fishing reel as in claim 8 and wherein the drag assembly and the one way clutch are coaxially aligned on the spindle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) A fishing reel as in claim 8 and wherein the spool sleeve end is chamfered.