| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 242249000 | With drive mechanism | 61 |
| 20090194626 | Fishing reel - The present invention relates generally to the field of fishing reels, and in particular, one type of reel described herein is a “bait cast” reel, specifically one designed for the particular styles of fishing commonly referred to as “flippin' and pitchin'”, wherein several improvements over the art are disclosed, including a highly durable and smooth line retainer element on the spool, a line retainer element, and a drag lock system that can be either adjustable or permanent. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20120097779 | METHOD OF DERIVING PATH OF CONTACT ON FACE GEAR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FACE GEAR, FACE GEAR AND SPINNING REEL ROTOR DRIVE DEVICE - A method of deriving a path of contact of a face gear with a pinion gear includes positioning the pinion gear, shifting the pinion gear from either towards or away from the face gear along a rotational axis, deriving a first relationship between a rotational angle of the pinion gear and a fluctuation error angle, deriving second and third relationship by shifting the first relationship in either way for 360 degree divided by the number of the gear teeth, deriving a first point which the first and second relationships share and a second point which the first and third relationships share, deriving a third point, at which the fluctuation error is the same as the first and second points, between the first and second points, and determining a curve line on tooth flanks of the gear teeth on the basis of the first, second, and third points. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20140084096 | DRIVE GEAR - A fishing reel drive gear is used for a fishing reel. The fishing reel drive gear is arranged to be meshed with a pinion gear. The fishing reel drive gear includes a gear tooth portion and a disc portion. The gear tooth portion has first and second gear teeth. The first gear tooth includes a first tooth surface. The second gear tooth includes a second tooth surface. The first tooth surface includes a first groove thereon. The second tooth surface includes a second groove thereon. The first and second grooves intersect with a mesh directional. The disc portion has an outer peripheral surface and a radially outer portion of a lateral face. The gear tooth portion is configured on the outer peripheral surface or the radially outer portion. The fishing reel drive gear is arranged to be meshed with the pinion gear in a direction of the mesh directional path | 03-27-2014 |
| 20150076268 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A spool access mechanism of a dual-bearing reel includes a frame, a spool support portion, a first side cover and a cover opening/closing portion. The frame includes an opening portion. The frame is formed in a substantially circular shape. The spool support portion is mounted to an interior of the frame. The spool support portion supports a spool in a rotatable state. The first side cover is allowed to be disposed in the opening portion of the frame. The cover opening and closing portion is disposed between the spool and the first side cover in the interior of the frame. The cover opening and closing portion is engaged with the spool support portion and the first side cover, and opens and closes the first side cover. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150076269 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A cover open mechanism of a dual-bearing reel includes a frame, a first side cover, a spool support portion and a cover opening and closing portion. The cover opening and closing portion includes a cover opening and closing structure and an urging member. The cover opening and closing structure is engaged with the spool support portion and the first side cover, and sets an opened/closed state of the first side cover. The urging member is disposed between the first side cover and the cover opening and closing structure, and urges the first side cover in an openable state. The first side cover is configured to be prevented from rotating when any one of the first side cover and the spool support portion is engaged with the other of the first side cover and the spool support portion. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150076270 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a spool and a handle. The reel unit includes a frame having an opening portion and a first side cover capable of being disposed in the opening potion. The spool is rotatably attached to the frame. The handle is configured to rotate the spool. The first side cover includes a cover body having an aperture and a blocking member blocking intrusion of a foreign object through the aperture. The blocking member is configured to be attached to the cover body on a side of the cover body facing the interior of the frame by elastic deformation. Further, the blocking member is retained on the cover body by a resilient force of the blocking member. | 03-19-2015 |
| 242250000 | Motor driven | 6 |
| 20090039190 | ELECTRIC FISHING REEL - An electric fishing reel includes a motor for driving a spool, which is accommodated within a motor casing, and a mechanical change-speed mechanism which is coupled to the motor and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting rotation of the motor to the spool and is adapted to switch transmission of power of the motor to the spool between a high-speed power transmission state and a low-speed power transmission state. A first wall portion and a second wall portion apart from the first wall portion in the axial direction are provided within the motor casing. An epicycle reduction gear mechanism for reducing the rotating speed of the motor is installed between the first wall portion and the second wall portion and a planetary gear carrier is supported on the second wall portion. An output gear which meshes with the mechanical change-speed mechanism is attached integrally to the planetary gear carrier. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20120280074 | FISHING SYSTEM FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED - An improved fishing system for the physically challenged including a reel assembly, the reel assembly including a reel shaft extension extending from a reel housing; a first toothed pulley coupled to the reel shaft extension; an electric motor assembly including an electric motor with a shaft extending from the electric motor; a second toothed pulley coupled to the motor shaft; and a toothed belt coupled to the first and the second toothed pulleys. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130015283 | FISHING REEL CONVERSION ATTACHMENT - Disclosed herein are devices for transferring mechanical force from an electric motor to a fishing reel. Also disclosed are method of using devices to transferring mechanical force to a fishing reel. In an exemplary embodiment, the device includes a body that has at least one groove and at least one slot that are configured for removably engaging a crank arm of a fishing reel. The fishing reel crank arm includes a first end attached to a crank knob arm assembly for attaching the crank arm to the reel. The crank arm also has a second end that includes a crank handle shaft projecting from said second end. The body includes, at the first side, a groove defined therein for receiving the crank arm and a slot defined along an edge of the body for removably engaging the crank handle shaft. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130026276 | ELECTRIC FISHING REEL - An electrically powered reel for fishing is presented, which enables the operator to perform a series of sounding operations smoothly and quickly and has superior graspability and holdability as well. The electrically powered reel for fishing includes: a spool which is provided between left and right side plates and of a main body of the reel, and around which a fishing line is wound; a drive motor which is provided in the main body of the reel and rotates and drives the spool; and an operation member which adjusts a power of the drive motor. In addition, when a space between an operation portion of the operation member and an operation portion of a clutch-OFF switching member is connected by a virtual shortest straight line, each component member of the reel is arranged so as to avoid the virtual straight line. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20150083840 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - An electric reel includes a reel unit, a spool, a level wind mechanism and a plate member. The reel unit includes a fishing rod attachment leg and a frame. The frame includes a first side plate disposed on the same side as a handle and a second side plate disposed opposite the first side plate so as to enable the spool to be disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate. The spool is rotatable with respect to the reel unit. The level wind mechanism includes a fishing line guide that is disposed forward of the spool and is reciprocatable along a spool shaft as a rotation shaft of the spool. The plate member is a plate-shaped member disposed between the spool and the fishing line guide along the axial direction of the spool shaft, and is attached to the reel unit from a side lateral to the frame. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150335001 | Electric Fishing Reel and Remote Operation System and Method - An electric fishing reel remotely operated by a mobile terminal in widespread use, such as a smartphone, may include a reel body, and a radio communication module complying with at least one of the Wi-Fi Standard or the Bluetooth specification in the reel body. The electric fishing reel may communicate with a mobile terminal having a radio communication module corresponding to the radio communication module of the electric fishing reel, and perform remote operation in response to an instruction signal transmitted from the mobile terminal during communication. A device identification code may be uniquely allocated to the reel body. A communication protocol connection may be established by causing the mobile terminal to read the device identification code before a remote operation. In embodiments, the mobile terminal may communicate with a plurality of remotely operated electric fishing reels. | 11-26-2015 |
| 242255000 | Multiple drive ratio | 6 |
| 20090014573 | DOUBLE DRAG, PRE-SET ADJUST AND UNITARY END ASSEMBLY FOR TROLLING REEL - A heavy duty fishing reel or trolling reel is disclosed having improvements related to a unitary end assembly, a duel drag system, a preset adjust mechanism and anti-bind improvements. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090314871 | FISHING REEL - A fishing reel comprises a cylindrical handle shaft that rotatably retains a high-speed driving gear and a low-speed driving gear. Inside the handle shaft, a switching shaft is fitted slidably along the axial direction. The fishing reel includes a switching member inside the handle shaft that is selectively engageable with the high-speed driving gear for high-speed winding or the low-speed driving gear for low-speed winding in response to an axial movement of the switching shaft. The switching member having at its one end adjacent to the handle a projection extending inside the handle shaft. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20110011966 | DUAL-BEARING REEL SPEED-CHANGE OPERATION MECHANISM - In a speed-change operation mechanism, a main body of a lock member is disposed to produce a clearance between the main body and the surface of the handle arm, whereas a pivot operation part of the lock member is disposed to close a clearance between the main body and the surface of the handle arm and simultaneously to produce a clearance between the pivot operation part and the surface of the handle arm. A relatively large clearance is produced between the main body of the lock member and the surface of the handle arm, whereas a small clearance, just enough to allow a pivot operation of the lock member, is produced between the pivot operation part of the lock member and the surface of the handle arm. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110309177 | DUAL-BEARING REEL SPEED CHANGE OPERATION MECHANISM - A dual-bearing reel speed change operation mechanism is configured for a user to switch transmission speed from rotation of a handle to a spool at either a first speed or a second speed. The dual-bearing speed change operation mechanism includes a handle a handle shaft, an operating shaft, an operating shaft urging member, a base member, a lock member, and a lock member urging member. The handle arm includes a first through hole penetrating therethrough in a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the handle arm, and a first protrusion protruding from the handle arm away from the spool. The base member formed in a plate shape. The base member is configured on a front surface of the handle arm. The base member includes a third through hole communicating with the first through hole, and a fourth through hole in which the first protrusion is inserted. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20140084097 | FIXED SPOOL FISHING REEL - A fixed spool fishing reel having a spool shaft with a coaxial hollow rotor shaft rotatable thereabout. The reel is further provided with a handle shaft which extends transversely of and is offset relative to the spool shaft. First and second mutually orthogonal gears are coupled for rotation with the handle shaft, the first gear having an axis of rotation which is transverse of and offset from the spool shaft. Likewise for third and fourth gears, with the third gear being on the opposite side of the spool shaft relative to the first gear. The axis of the third gear is closer to the spool than that of the first gear. Likewise the fourth is closer than the second. The rotor shaft can be driven by the handle shaft selectively via the first or the third gear to change the gearing ratio. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140183293 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel is attachable to a fishing rod and configured to forwardly reel out a fishing line in a forward direction. The dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a spool, a handle and an attaching member. The reel unit includes a first main body part and a second main body part. The first main body part includes a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface being opposite to the first lateral surface, and an attachment-side surface. The second main body part includes a third lateral surface facing the first lateral surface at a predetermined interval. The attaching member includes an attaching surface facing a first direction. The first main body part includes a recessed portion extending along a first boundary portion. The first boundary portion is between the attachment-side surface and the first lateral surface. The attachment-side surface faces the first direction. | 07-03-2014 |
| 242257000 | With disengageable positive drive components (e.g., a clutch) | 15 |
| 20090032631 | Spinning Reel - An improved spinning reel of the type has a body, a rotor and line pick-up rotatably mounted on the body, a shaft mounted for reciprocating movement with respect to the body and rotor, a spool rotatably mounted on the shaft, a drag assembly permitting adjustably controlled rotation of the spool with respect to the shaft to release line at an adjusted drag force, and a handle drive mounted on the body for rotating the rotor and reciprocating the shaft. The handle arm has a base arm and a distal arm adjustably secured together for selecting an effective handle length and radius of rotation of the handle knob. The handle knob defines a channel, and a plurality of ganged O-rings deployed in the channel to provide the grip surface of the knob, and may be oval. The drag assembly has two drag washers deployed on drag washer surfaces defined on opposite sides of a spool cross wall, a first clutch plate keyed to the shaft and operating on one of the drag washers, a second clutch plate keyed to the shaft and acting on the other of the drag washers, and at least one spring adjustably compressed to apply spring force biasing on the second clutch plate, the drag washers and spool cross wall against the first clutch plate. The drag adjustment knob is mounted adjacent to and has a laarge diameter than an outer spool end wall so that drag adjustment can be made from the handle area. The lip of the drag adjustment knob and the periphery of the spool wall define a gap therebetween, and the drag adjustment knob defines a plurality of openings establishing air communication to the gap. A line roller is rotatably mounted on the mounting stud by a roller bearing, and the line roller is secured on the mounting stud by at least one O-ring captured between the roller bearing and a flange of the line roller. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090250541 | FISHING REEL - A fishing reel includes: a reel body including left and right side plates; a spool for winding a fishing line, rotatably supported between the left and right side plates; a handle for rotating the spool; a fishing line guiding device. A fishing line guiding device includes: a slider body which is mounted between the left and right side plates on a front of the spool and is reciprocated left and right by a winding operation of the handle; a swinging body including one end portion rotatably supported by the body and the other end provided with a line guide for guiding the fishing line; and a coupling portion which couples the swinging body to the slider body so that the swinging body reciprocates the line guide arcuately left and right. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090277984 | REVERSE PREVENTION MECHANISM FOR LEVER DRAG REEL - A reverse prevention mechanism is configured to prevent reverse rotation of a drag disk, in a line-releasing direction, when braking a spool. The reverse prevention mechanism includes a rotation member, a pawl member, and an urging member. The rotation member includes an outer periphery portion with a plurality of engaging members. The outer periphery portion is arranged between the second pinion gear and the drag disk, and is capable of rotating integrally with the drag disk. The pawl member is pivotally coupled to the reel unit. The pawl member is arranged in an engagement position and a remote position. In the engagement position, reverse rotation is prevented when the pawl member is engaged with the outer periphery portion of the rotation member. In the remote position, the pawl member is detached from the outer periphery portion. The urging member urges the pawl member toward the engagement position. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20120067993 | DUAL-BEARING REEL CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE - A dual-bearing reel clutch control device includes a tubular clutch cam, a clutch yoke, and a coupling yoke. The tubular clutch cam is configured to be rotated between a coupled position and a decoupled position in conjunction with movement of the clutch operating member between the first position and the second position. The clutch yoke is engaged with the clutch mechanism. The coupling member is configured to couple the tubular clutch cam and the clutch operating member, and configured to rotate the tubular clutch cam between the coupled position and the decoupled position The clutch return mechanism is coupled with the tubular clutch cam and the coupling member. The clutch return member includes a rotation member attached to a rotation shaft of the handle, a clutch return member, and a toggle spring member configured to urge the clutch return member towards either the engaged position or the disengaged position. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20140231570 | PINION GEAR FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL AND DUAL-BEARING REEL INCLUDING SAME - A pinion gear for a dual-bearing reel, the pinion gear is configured to be meshed with a drive gear. The pinion gear includes a first support portion, a gear portion, a clutch control portion, and a plated coating. The first support portion is supported by the reel unit through a first bearing. The first support portion is rotatable and axially movable with respect to the first bearing. The gear portion is configured to be meshed with the drive gear. The first support portion is disposed on a first side of the gear portion. The clutch control portion is disposed between the first support portion and the gear portion. The clutch control portion includes an outer diameter smaller than that of the first support portion and an outer diameter of the gear portion. The plated coating is formed on at least an outer peripheral surface of the first support portion. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140263792 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a spool, a spool shaft, a handle, and an attachment-detachment operating part, a lock member. The reel unit includes a frame having a first side plate and a second side plate. The attachment-detachment operating part has a protruding portion protruding towards the first side plate from a position away from an axis of the spool shaft. The first side cover is attachable to and detachable from the first side plate when the attachment-detachment operating part is at a first position. The first side cover is non-attachable to and non-detachable from the first side plate when the attachment-detachment operating part is at a second position. The lock member has an engaging groove. The engaging groove is allowed to be engaged with the protruding portion. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150342167 | CLUTCH RETURN MECHANISM FOR A DUAL-BEARING REEL - A clutch pawl includes a synthetic resin body member and a metallic reinforcing member. The synthetic resin body member is pivotally mounted to a clutch cam. The metallic reinforcing member integrally pivots with the body member and reinforces the body member. The toggle spring member divides and biases the clutch pawl to the engaged position and the separated position. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160183508 | FISHING REEL HAVING A FISHING LINE GUIDE THAT GUIDES A FISHING LINE WOUND ON A SPOOL - A fishing reel according to an embodiment includes a spool rotatably supported between a left side plate and a right side plate of a reel body, and a fishing line guide having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first through hole, the second portion has a second through hole, the first through hole guides a fishing line to be wound on the spool, and the second through hole has a width in a left-right direction larger than the first through hole and being continuous with the first through hole. A front surface of the first portion is angled to a rear side with respect to a perpendicular line extended from a center of a rotational axis of the spool to an extending direction of the fishing line. | 06-30-2016 |
| 242259000 | Axially engaged | 7 |
| 242260000 | Coaxial of spool | 7 |
| 20160088825 | TORQUE LIMITING DEVICE FOR FISHING REEL - A torque limiting device includes a shaft member that is rotatable by torque, a first cam portion, a second cam portion and an urging member. The first cam portion is rotatably mounted to the shaft member. The second cam portion is mounted to the shaft member so as to be unitarily rotatable therewith and be movable along an axial direction of the shaft member. The second cam portion is configured to enable torque transmission between the first cam portion and the second cam portion when engaged with the first cam portion so as to be unitarily rotatable therewith. Additionally, the second cam portion is configured to disable torque transmission between the first cam portion and the second cam portion when disengaged and separated away from the first cam portion along the axial direction. The urging member urges the second cam portion toward the first cam portion. | 03-31-2016 |
| 242261000 | Reengageable responsive to drive rotation | 6 |
| 20130087648 | Fishing Reel - A fishing reel having a reel housing comprising a ring gear with a rod mount directly or indirectly attached to the ring gear and a spool positioned within the ring gear, a reel crank adapted to impart rotational movement to the spool, a line guide positioned radially outwardly from the spool, a flange hingedly attached to the spool, wherein the spool may be positioned in a first casting position wherein the axis of the spool is generally parallel to a fishing rod when the rod mount is mounted to the fishing rod; and wherein the spool is movable 90 degrees with respect to the flange to be positioned in a second reeling position, wherein the axis of the spool is generally perpendicular to a fishing line being retrieved upon line retrieval; and wherein as the reel crank is rotated the spool orbitally rotates within the ring gear. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130193250 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a spool, a handle, a clutch mechanism, a clutch operation member, a clutch return mechanism, and a clutch control mechanism. The clutch control mechanism includes a clutch plate that moves in conjunction with movement of the clutch operation member from the on position to the off position and causes the clutch operation member to move from the off position to the on position in conjunction with the operation of the clutch return mechanism. The clutch operation member includes a contact portion at which the clutch operation member contacts at least first end surfaces of the clutch plate. The contact portion includes a first contact portion that is urged to the side of the reel unit by the clutch plate when the clutch operation member is moved from the off position to the on position by the clutch plate. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20150090822 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A clutch mechanism includes a clutch pin, a pinion gear, a first bearing, a second bearing and a clearance adjusting part. The pinion gear is axially movable to an on-position that causes the pinion gear to engage with the clutch pin and be unitarily rotatable with the spool shaft and an off-position that causes the pinion gear to disengage from the clutch pin. The first bearing is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of a first support part of the pinion gear. The second bearing is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of a second support part of the pinion gear. The clearance adjusting part is configured to partially reduce a clearance between an inner peripheral surface of a through hole and the outer peripheral surface of the spool shaft at the clearance adjusting part in an on-state of the clutch mechanism. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150090823 | FISHING REEL - One object is to maintain the moving performance of a power transmission member for a long period and maintain excellent operation of a clutch mechanism. In accordance with one aspect, the clutch mechanism includes a power transmission member supported by a bearing so as to be rotatable and movable in an axial direction of the spool shaft, the power transmission member being switched between a line-winding state wherein the power transmission member is moved toward the spool and transmits a rotational drive force from the handle to the spool shaft and a free-spool state wherein the power transmission member is moved opposite to the spool and shuts off the rotational drive force. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150296762 | CLUTCH OPERATING MEMBER OF A DUAL-BEARING REEL - A clutch operating member for a dual-bearing reel is disposed at a rear of a reel body of the dual-bearing reel and casts a fishing line in a forward direction. The clutch operating member includes a movable part and a first operating unit. The movable part is movably disposed on the reel body, and is configured to be selectively disposed between a clutch-off position which sets the clutch mechanism in the clutch-off state and a clutch-on position which sets the clutch mechanism in the clutch-on state. The first operating unit has a first end and a second end, is pivotably coupled to the movable part at the first and second ends, and is configured to return the movable part from the clutch-off position to the clutch-on position. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150366179 | DUAL-BEARING REEL AND CLUTCH MECHANISM THEREOF - A clutch mechanism includes a clutch portion and a pinion gear. The pinion gear has an engaging part and a gear part. The engaging part is located on a first end as a spool-side end of the pinion gear and is capable of being engaged with the clutch portion. The gear part is meshed with the drive gear. The gear part has helical teeth enabling the pinion gear to be urged toward the spool by the drive gear. The engaging part has a bottom and a first wall. The first wall extends from the bottom toward the first end and tilts in the same direction as the helical teeth with respect to the spool shaft such that the pinion gear is urged oppositely to the spool by the clutch portion when the engaging part is engaged with the clutch portion and receives transmission of rotation in a fishing-line releasing direction from the spool. | 12-24-2015 |
| 242264000 | With yieldable drive coupling (e.g., friction or fluid clutch) | 5 |
| 20150327527 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel includes a spool, a handle, a clutch mechanism, a first side plate, a second side plate, and a clutch operating member. The first side plate is disposed on a first side with respect to the spool. The second side plate is disposed on a second side with respect to the spool. The clutch operating member includes a main body portion and a first side end. The main body portion extends along the axial direction between the first side plate and the second side plate. The first side end extends along the axial direction. The first side plate includes a first guide groove that slidably supports the first side end. The second side plate includes a second guide groove that slidably supports the main body portion. | 11-19-2015 |
| 242267000 | Between drive shaft and crank | 2 |
| 20100181406 | FLY REEL SPOOL - A fly reel spool rotatably coupled with a frame mounted on a fishing rod to wind a fish line includes a rotary frame rotatably coupled inside the frame; a winding drum having a ball-catching protrusion on an inner circumference coupling with the rotary frame, the winding drum configured such that the fish line is wound on or unwound from an outer circumference; a locking ball installed in an outer circumference of the rotary frame to protrude from and retract into the rotary frame; elastic means for elastically holding the locking ball so that it protrudes from the outer circumference of the rotary frame, whereby the locking ball is caught by one touch on the ball-catching protrusion on the inner circumference of the winding drum when the rotary frame is coupled with the winding drum, and stopping means for supporting the winding drum and the rotary frame to rotate together. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20120056028 | Dual-Bearing Reel - A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a handle shaft, a one-way clutch, a drag mechanism, a drag regulation member, a handle, a pool, and a rotation transmission mechanism. The one-way clutch including an outer race being attached to the reel unit, where the outer race being not rotatable to the reel unit, an inner race unitarily and rotatably coupled to the handle shaft, and rollers disposed between the outer race and the inner race. The drag mechanism includes a drag washer unitarily and rotatably coupled to the handle shaft. The handle disposed between the drag regulation member and the reel unit, and includes a through hole. The handle shaft penetrates in the through hole, and is unitarily and rotatably coupled to the inner race around the through hole. The spool is rotatably attached to the reel unit. | 03-08-2012 |
| 242268000 | Between drive shaft and gear | 2 |
| 20130200194 | IAR DRAG RELEASE - A fishing reel including: a housing with a side plate, a gear stud rotatably disposed relative to the housing to rotate about a first axis, and a main gear concentrically disposed relative to the gear stud. The main gear interacts with another gear to rotate a spool about a second axis. The reel also includes a drag stack concentrically disposed relative to the gear stud, a one way clutch concentrically disposed relative to the gear stud, and a clutch sleeve disposed within and engaging the one-way clutch. The clutch sleeve is constrained to rotate with the gear stud. The reel further includes an adjustment member disposed outside the housing that provides a user interface for adjusting a desired drag, and a drag adjuster that transmits drag adjustments from the adjustment member to the drag stack without axially displacing the clutch sleeve. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20150129701 | DRAG DEVICE FOR A DUAL-BEARING REEL - The drag device is a device that regulates the relative rotation between a drive gear that interlocks with a spool and a drive shaft. The drag device includes a first drag member, a star drag, and a sound unit. The first drag member is configured to be integrally rotatable with the drive shaft, includes a pressing side configured to be pressed against the drive gear, and has a sound generating part on the pressing side. The star drag is configured to adjust a pressing force of the first drag member. The sound unit is configured to interlock with the drive gear, is disposed so as to face the sound generating part, and is configured to generate sound by interfering with the sound generating part by relative rotation between the drive gear and the drive shaft. | 05-14-2015 |
| 242273000 | With level winding | 4 |
| 20090072066 | SPINNING REEL - A worm shaft disposed on an upper side of a master gear shaft. A spool shaft disposed on an opposite lower side of the master gear shaft. An engaging member arranged to engage a spiral groove in worm shaft is also disposed on the upper side of the master gear shaft. A slider body includes a first mounting portion disposed on the opposite lower side of the master gear shaft and is a portion to which the spool shaft is fixed, a second mounting portion that is disposed on the upper side of the master gear shaft and is a portion to which the engaging member is engaged, and a coupling portion for coupling the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion so that the master gear shaft is straddled by the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion when the spool shaft is disposed most forward. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20120056029 | Fishing Reel Having Externally Controllable Brake System - Disclosed is a fishing reel having an externally controllable brake system including a brake dial provided on a left side cover outside a spool cover. The brake system is provided between the brake dial and the spool cover so as to externally control a rotary force of a spool. The brake system includes a rotary section rotating together with a rotary motion of the brake dial, and a brake housing provided close to the rotary section so as to laterally slide in response of the rotation of the rotary section, wherein an inner ring is fixed to the brake housing on an inner surface of the spool cover so as to stop the rotary motion of the spool while being guided along the brake housing. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20160143259 | REEL EQUIPPED WITH LINE GUIDE - A reel equipped with a line guide. The reel includes: a reel body having a spool; a level winder including a double threaded-shaft mounted ahead of the spool on the reel body; and a line guide having a body having a corresponding fastening portion coupled to the double threaded-shaft of the level winder and having a guide portion that is formed at an upper portion of the body and through which a fishing line passes, in which a line contact-reinforcing member made of a wear resistance material is disposed in the line guide. | 05-26-2016 |
| 242278000 | Drive mechanism reciprocates guide | 1 |
| 20100140385 | BAIT CASTING REEL WITH SPOOL TURNING DIAL - A bait reel equipped with a turning dial controls the winding of the fishing line by controlling the revolution of the spool during fishing. The bait reel equipped with a turning dial has a dial for spooling connected by the handle axle and the combination of gears. Therefore, it enables the user to manually fine-tune the revolution of the spool, makes the structure of the reel simple even when the turning dial is added by making the guide support add the turning dial to the handle axle so the fishing line can be smoothly and stably wound on or released from the spool, and makes it easy to change and maintain the turning dial by fixing the turning dial to the side cover located, with the possibility of detaching and re-attaching, on the opposite side of the handle. | 06-10-2010 |
| 242283000 | Hand crank feature | 19 |
| 20090283619 | Grip design for fishing reels - A fishing reel handle grip design formed to produce optimal gripping ability and comfort by considering the ergonomic requirements of a fisherman's natural gripping hand shape as well as his body and arm alignment while loosely and comfortably grasping said grip. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100301150 | FISHING REEL HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A fishing reel handle assembly has a handle shaft, handle knobs, first and second handle arms, and an arm attachment. The handle knobs are respectively rotatably attached to the attachment ends of the first and second handle arms. The arm attachment is configured to rotate integrally with the handle shaft. The arm attachment includes a first attachment portion that allows the base end of the first handle arm to be detachably attached to the first attachment portion. The first attachment portion prevents the base end of the first handle arm from rotating about a first axis. The second attachment portion allows the base end of the second handle arm to be detachably attached to the second attachment portion. The second attachment portion prevents the base end of the second handle arm from rotating about a second axis. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110042501 | WINDING APPARATUS FOR ICE FISHING TIP-UPS - The present invention is a tool used to assist fishermen in winding their tip-ups. The tool may be composed of metal and include a handle. There may be a deep well socket in the center with two notches cut out. These notches may connect to a fishing reel like handle. The socket section may attach to a T-part of the tip-up. Once the tool is on the tip-up, simply wind the handle around to wind up the fishing line. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110057063 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - The reel unit has a first side plate made of a magnesium alloy and a first side cover made of an aluminum alloy mounted to a side of the first side plate. The first side plate has an opening and a plurality of plate-like members made of an aluminum alloy mounted to the first side plate around the opening. The first side cover has an opening, and a brake case made of an aluminum alloy turnably mounted in the opening. Aluminum alloy protrusions are formed on an outer peripheral side of the brake case. The first side cover is secured to the first side plat by causing the protrusions formed on the brake case to engage in a bayonet fashion with the plate-like members separately attached to the first side plate. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110073696 | FISHING REEL HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A fishing reel handle assembly has a handle arm, a knob shaft, and a handle knob. The handle arm is relatively non-rotatably attached to a distal end of the handle shaft. The knob shaft is fixed to an end of the handle arm and extends in parallel to the handle shaft. The handle knob is supported by the knob shaft to be rotatable relative to the handle arm. The handle arm includes a main body and a convexo-concave portion. The main body extends substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the handle shaft, and is formed by laminating sheets of prepreg. The convexo-concave portion is convexly or concavely formed on at least either a front surface of the main body or a back surface of the main body. The front surface allows the handle knob to be attached thereto, the back surface disposed opposite to the front surface. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110315802 | Fishing reel - A fishing reel for winding a fishing line includes a reel unit, a spool, a handle, a tension detection section, a temperature detection section, a detected tension correction section, and a corrected tension output section. The spool is rotatably attached to the reel unit and configured to wind the fishing line thereon. The handle is mounted to the reel unit, and configured to rotate the spool. The tension detection section is configured to detect tension applied on the fishing line by converting the tension into an electric signal. The temperature detection section is disposed to detect temperature of the tension detection section. The detected tension correction section is configured to correct the tension after being detected on the basis of the temperature of the tension detection section after being detected. The corrected tension output section is configured to output the tension after being corrected by the detected tension correction section. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120097780 | FISHING REEL - Fly fishing reels, a brake system, and a device for providing decreased tension on the fishing line and the leader are provided. In the system, the axle connecting the fly line spool to the brake system provides a shock absorbing system. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130075512 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a handle, a spool shaft, a spool, and a casting control mechanism. The handle is rotatably supported by the reel unit. The spool shaft is rotatably supported at an end thereof by the shaft support part. The spool is mounted onto the spool shaft, where the spool is configured to be rotated in conjunction with rotation of the handle. The casting control mechanism includes a brake knob rotatably supported by the shaft support part, a first plate being disposed to be contactable with the brake knob and one of end surfaces of the spool shaft, and a second plate being disposed to be contactable with the other of end surfaces of the spool shaft. The brake knob is disposed entirely in the recess. The first plate is configured to be pressed in conjunction with rotation of the brake knob. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130126652 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL AND DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel attachable to a fishing rod, comprising, a reel unit, a handle shaft rotatably supported by the reel unit, and a handle assembly being mounted onto the handle shaft. The handle assembly includes a handle arm and a handle knob rotatably attached to a tip of the first arm portion. The handle arm includes an attachment portion detachably attached onto the handle shaft in a unitarily rotatable state, a first arm portion extending radially outwards from the attachment portion, first and second protruding portions disposed around of the attachment portion, and a coupling portion. The first and second protruding portions are protruding radially outwards. The first and second protruding portions are circumferentially aligned at predetermined intervals. The coupling portion couple the protruding portions. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130161435 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel for forwardly releasing a fishing line includes a reel unit, a handle, a spool shaft, a spool, and a rotary operation knob. The reel unit includes a frame, a first cover, a second cover, and a shaft support part. The first cover has a recess and a circular opening formed in the recess. The shaft support part is mounted to the first cover, and is relatively rotatable to the first cover. The shaft support part is pivotable between an attachment position and a detachment position. The shaft support part has a knob portion disposed astride the opening. The spool is mounted to the spool shaft to be rotated in conjunction with rotation of the handle. The rotary operation knob is disposed concentrically to the spool shaft in a position where the knob portion is disposed axially outside and astride the rotary operation knob. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20140027555 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR SPINNING REEL - A handle assembly for a spinning reel is configured to be mounted onto a drive gear shaft that is rotationally supported on a main body of the spinning reel. The handle assembly includes a metal shaft member, a metal handle arm, a handle grip and a first metal tubular member. The metal shaft member includes a threaded portion disposed at one end for screwing to the drive gear shaft and a coupling portion disposed at the other end. The metal handle arm includes a connected portion pivotally coupled to the coupling portion of the metal shaft member to pivot around a radial axis of the shaft member. The handle grip is rotatably attached to the metal handle arm to rotate around an axis that is parallel to a rotational axis of the metal shaft member. The first metal tubular member includes first and second pipe portions. The first pipe portion is disposed on an outer circumferential side of the metal shaft member for contacting the metal handle arm. The second pipe portion is integrally formed with the first pipe portion for contacting the drive gear shaft. The second pipe portion has a smaller diameter than the first pipe portion. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140291430 | REEL PART FOR FISHING REEL - A reel part is provided for a fishing reel. The reel part includes an inner member and an outer member. The inner member has a surface treatment layer. The outer member is fixed to an outer peripheral side of the inner member. The outer member includes a processed part that is processed after being fixed to the inner member. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140367506 | Snap on Spool Winding Device, Capture Device, System and Method - A spool winding device for snap fit on a spool is disclosed. The device may include a planar body, at least one aperture, and an upstanding knob. The invention further provides a tip-up capture device for use during storage and transportation of an ice fishing tip-up. A stowing system for retaining an ice fishing tip-up in stored position during transportation and storage, including the snap-on spool winding device and capture device and method is provided. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150115088 | FISHING REEL - One object is to provide a fishing reel including a magnetic fluid sealed bearing wherein foreign substances are shut out from the magnetic fluid seal to prevent degradation of the magnetic fluid (degradation of the magnetic sealing function). In accordance with one aspect, the fishing reel of the present invention includes a magnetic fluid sealed bearing rotatably supporting a drive shaft (pinion). Protection walls are disposed opposite to each other on or near the sides of the bearing body so as to shut out foreign substances from the bearing body of the magnetic fluid sealed bearing. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150136890 | FLY FISHING REEL - A fly fishing reel having a hidden counterweight system, reversible crank knob, mounting seat, and/or sealed spool and drag system. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20160113259 | FISHING REEL EQUIPPED WITH SNAP LOCK BUTTON FOR SPOOL - Provided is a reel having a snap button for locking a spool that includes: a frame including a palm-facing first panel, a gear-facing second panel, a spool space between the first and second panel, and a connecting unit maintaining the space and including a first rib connecting the first and second panel to each other and combined with a fishing rod mount; a spool disposed in the space and having a shaft mounted on the first and second panels; a handle connected to the shaft; and a locking unit including a locking gear coupled to the shaft of the spool, a snap button in the first or second panel, a spring keeping pressing the snap button upward; and a locking protrusion connected to the snap button and fitted in a locking groove between teeth of the locking gear when the snap button is pressed. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160249595 | DUAL-BEARING REEL | 09-01-2016 |
| 20190141970 | HANDLE KNOB FOR A FISHING REEL | 05-16-2019 |
| 242284000 | Collapsible or extensible | 1 |
| 20150069162 | FISHING SPINNING REEL - According to an embodiment, a fishing spinning reel includes an assembly structure of a handle with which to prevent backlash at a handle part and facilitate an assembly operation and a folding operation of the handle part. The fishing spinning reel according to the embodiment includes a driving shaft integrated with a drive gear, a handle arm rotating in response to an operation of a handle, a handle shaft axially supporting the handle arm in a pivotable manner on one end, rotating in response to the rotation of the handle arm, and divided from the driving shaft in an axial direction, and a tubular member connected to each of the driving shaft and the handle shaft in an integrally rotatable manner, and including a first engagement portion engaged with the driving shaft and a second engagement portion engaged with the handle arm in a state where the handle is used. | 03-12-2015 |
