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US 9,807,990 B2Granted
Double bearing reel
AssigneeGloberide, Inc.
InventorsMikiharu Kobayashi, Masahiro Ootake, Katsuya Masaki, Tomoaki Sakiyama
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Abstract
One object is to provide a double bearing reel that allows a fingertip gripping the reel body to be retained well in reeling out and in a fishing line thereby to provide better grip retention of the reel body. A double bearing reel according to the present invention includes a reel body having left and right side plates. A concave finger retainer is provided in an edge of at least one of outer circumferential surfaces of the left and right side plates to retain a thick of a fingertip of a hand gripping and holding the reel body.
Claims9
A double bearing reel comprising:
- a reel body including left and right side plates, each of the plates including a portion having a circular shape as viewed laterally with an outer circumferential surface;
- a spool for winding a fishing line rotatably supported between the side plates of the reel body;
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- a handle provided on one side of the reel body for rotating the spool,
- wherein a concave finger retainer is provided in an edge of each of the outer circumferential surfaces of the circularly shaped portions of the left and right side plates to retain a thick of a fingertip of a hand gripping and holding the reel body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.