Fishing reel with friction drive

Claim 1

A FISHING REEL COMPRISING (A) A FRAME INCLUDING (B) FRONT AND REAR HOUSINGS, (C) A ROCK SPINDLE MOUNTED FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT IN THE FRAME, (D) A SPOOL JOURNALED TO ROTATE INDEPENDENTLY ABOUT THE SPINDLE AND ENTRAINED TO MOVE AXIALLY WITH THE SPINDLE, (E) A DRIVE MECHANISM FOR SAID SPOOL LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRONT HOUSING AND THE ADJACENT END OF THE SPOOL FOR FREE ROTATION AROUND THE SPINDLE AND INCLUDING DISENGAGEABLE CLUTCH ELEMENTS CONNECTED TO SAID SPINDLE AND SPOOL, (F) YIELDABLE MEANS FOR URGING THE SPINDLE AND SPOOL AXIALLY IN A DIRECTION TO OPEN THE CLUTCH ELEMENT, (G) A CAM MEMBER AFFIXED TO ROCK AND AXIALLY MOVE WITH THE SPINDLE, (H) A PRESSURE MEMBER HAVING HIGH POINTS ENGAGING THE CAM MEMBER, (I) THE CAM AND PRESSURE MEMBERS CONTAINED BETWEEN THE REAR HOUSING AND THE REAR END OF THE SPOOL, (J) AN OPERATING MEMBER AFFIXED TO THE SPINDLE FORWARDLY OF THE FRONT HOUSING FOR ROCKING THE SPINDLE AND CAM MEMBER RELATIVELY TO THE PRESSURE MEMBER TO CAUSE AXIAL SHIFTING OF THE SPINDLE AND SPOOL IN A DIRECTION TO CLOSE THE CLUTCH ELEMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE ACTION OF THE YIELDABLE MEANS, (K) AN ADJUSTING MEMBER THREADED THROUGH THE REAR HOUSING HAVING MEANS AT ITS FORWARD END PORTION FOR RECEIVING AND CARRYING THE PRESSURE MEMBER FOR MOVING THE PRESSURE MEMBER TOWARD AND FROM THE COMPANION CAM MEMBER, (L) SAID ADJUSTING MEMBER EXPOSED EXTERIORLY OF THE REAR HOUSING FOR MANUAL ADJUSTMENT, (M) SAID PRESSURE MEMBER BEING PERFORATED, AND (N) PINS PROJECTING FORWARDLY FROM THE REAR HOUSING FOR SLIDABLY RECEIVING THE PERFORATED PORTIONS OF THE PRESSURE MEMBER.