Fixed-drum type fishing reel

Claim 1

A FISHING REEL OF THE TYPE ADAPTED TO BE SELECTIVELY CONDITIONED FOR REELING IN OR FOR CASTING, SAID REEL HAVING A ROTATABLE FLIER MOUNTED ON A ROTATABLE SHAFT FORMING A FIRST SUPPORT TO SUPPORT SAID FLIER, A SLEEVE SURROUNDING SAID ROTATABLE SHAFT FORMING A SECOND SUPPORT FOR SUPPORTING A SPOOL COAXIALLY OF SAID FIRST SUPPORT, A SPOOL MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND SUPPORT, MEANS INCLUDING A GEAR LYING IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO SAID ROTATABLE SHAFT TO ROTATE SAID FIRST SUPPORT, AN ECCENTRIC PIN FORMING A CRANK MOUNTED ON SAID GEAR, A CROSSHEAD ENGAGING SAID ECCENTRIC PIN, MEANS ON SAID SECOND SUPPORT ENGAGING SAID CROSSHEAD TO CAUSE RELATIVE RECIPROCATION BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND SUPPORTS UPON ROTATION OF SAID FLIER BY SAID GEAR WHEN SAID REEL IS CONDITIONED FOR REELING IN, WHEREBY SAID SPOOL AND FLIER ARE RECIPROCATED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, AND MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID SECOND SUPPORT INDEPENDENT OF SAID GEAR AND OF SAID CROSSHEAD TO POSITIVELY MOVE SAID SECOND SUPPORT TO DISENGAGE SAID MEANS ON SAID SECOND SUPPORT FROM SAID CROSSHEAD TO CONDITION THE REEL FOR CASTING, AND MEANS BIASING SAID SECOND SUPPORT TOWARD ITS POSITION ENGAGING SAID CROSSHEAD TO CONDITION SAID REEL TO REELING IN CONDITION.