Manually operated level wind for a fishing reel

Claim 1

IN A LINE LEVELER FOR FISHING REELS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, A SUPPORT MEMBER FOR ATTACHMENT TO A FISHING ROD, AN ELONGATED GUIDE LEVER, A FIRST MEANS PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING ONE END OF SAID GUIDE MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FOR RELATIVE SWINGING MOTION, A PLURALITY OF THROUGH OPENINGS SPACED ALONG THE OTHER END OF SAID GUIDE LEVER, AN ELONGATED LINK MEMBER, SAID LINK MEMBER COMPRISING TUBULAR UPPER AND LOWER MEMBERS FITTED TOGETHER AND RELATIVELY MOVABLE IN TELESCOPING FASHION, A COMPRESSION SPRING WITHIN SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS AND ACTING AGAINST OPPOSED INNER END PORTIONS THEREOF TO NORMALLY HOLD SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS IN RELATIVELY SEPARATED RELATION, SAID UPPER TUBULAR MEMBER BEING OF GREATER SIZE THAN SAID LOWER TUBULAR MEMBER FOR THE RECEPTION OF SAID LOWER TUBULAR MEMBER IN TELESCOPING FASHION, SAID UPPER TUBULAR MEMBER BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED AT ITS OUTER END TO AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID GUIDE LEVER, A SECOND MEANS PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING SAID LOWER TUBULAR MEMBER AT ITS OUTER END RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AT A POSITION SPACED FROM SAID FIRST PIVOTAL SUPPORT MEANS, SAID UPPER TUBULAR MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH A LATERALLYEXTENDING THUMB PIECE FACILITATING MANUAL TELESCOPING OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS AGAINST THE REACTIVE FORCE OF SAID COMPRESSION SPRING FOR SWINGING SAID GUIDE MEMBER FROM SIDE TO SIDE.