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US 9,801,363 B2Granted
Fly reel with detachable drag assembly
AssigneeAllen Fly Fishing, LLC
InventorJustin Allen Geisel
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Abstract
A fishing reel includes a frame, a drag assembly and a spool. The drag assembly connects the spool to the frame and includes a base, a brake housing and a nose connected together and sealed as a single unit that can be removed and replaced from the reel.
Claims5
A fishing reel comprising:
- a frame;
- a drag assembly including a base, a brake housing, and a nose connected together and sealed as a single unit, the drag assembly removably connected to the frame with a locking mechanism, wherein the brake housing includes a cylindrical wall that defines a cavity and wherein the brake housing is located between the base and the nose of the drag assembly, the nose configured to rotate about a central axis and the brake housing is fixed;
- and
- a spool removably connected to the nose of the drag assembly.
1 more element
A drag assembly for use with a fishing reel, the drag assembly comprising:
- a base:
- a brake housing connected to the base, the brake housing including a cylindrical wall that defines a cavity, the cylindrical wall being configured to be received in a circular opening in a frame of the fishing reel;
- and
- a nose connected to the brake housing opposite the base;
- wherein the base, the brake housing and the nose are connected together as a single unit that can be secured and removed from the fishing reel with a locking mechanism, and the drag assembly can be secured to the frame with an annular locking mechanism and the base includes a threaded portion that interfaces with complimentary threads on the annular locking mechanism.
2 more elements
A drag assembly for use with a fishing reel, the drag assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a brake housing connected to the base;
- and
- a nose connected to the brake housing opposite the base;
- wherein the base, the brake housing and the nose are connected together as a single unit that can be secured and removed from the fishing reel with a locking mechanism;
- and further wherein the brake housing is connected between the base and the nose, the nose including a shaft with a central axis about which the nose rotates relative to the base and the brake housing.
3 more elements
A drag assembly for use with a fishing reel, the drag assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a brake housing connected to the base;
- and
- a nose connected to the brake housing opposite the base;
- wherein the base, the brake housing and the nose are connected together as a single unit that can be secured and removed from the fishing reel with a locking mechanism;
- and further wherein the nose comprises a cog and a frusto-conical transition portion, the transition portion having a first outer diameter substantially the same as an outer diameter of the brake housing at one end and tapering to a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter at the second end, the cog located contiguous the second end of the transition portion and configured to receive a spool of the fishing reel.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.