Knob of fishing reel and method of fabricating the same
AssigneeGloberide, Inc.
InventorSho Kurihara
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Abstract
One object is to provide a knob of a fishing reel that can be fabricated easily at low cost and with high strength. In accordance with one aspect, a knob of a fishing reel includes a core rotatably supported via a spindle, and a tubular grip member formed of an elastic material and fitted round the core, wherein the core is provided with a deformation-applying portion for contacting the inner surface of the grip member and causing the outer shape of the grip member to deform and bulge in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the spindle.
Claims8
A knob of a fishing reel, comprising:
- a core rotatably supported via a spindle;
- and
- a tubular grip member formed of an elastic material and fitted round the core,
- wherein the core is provided with a deformation-applying portion for contacting an inner surface of the grip member and causing an outer shape of the grip member to deform and bulge in a direction orthogonal to an axis of the spindle;
- wherein the core has a different cross-sectional shape from the grip member.
A method of fabricating a knob of a fishing reel including a core rotatably supported via a spindle and a tubular grip member formed of an elastic material and fitted round the core, the core having a deformation-applying portion in an outer surface thereof, the method comprising the step of:
- pressing, in the course of fitting the grip member round the core, the deformation-applying portion against an inner surface of the grip member to cause elastic deformation of the grip member, such that an outer shape of the grip member deforms and bulges in a direction orthogonal to an axis of the core;
- wherein the core has a different cross-sectional shape from the grip member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.