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Automatically variable drive gearing for a fishing reel

Assignee: Urfabriken AB
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Filing: 1961-09-11
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Granted: 1965-01-26
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Expires: 1981-09-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Frode Per Enar Lennart

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 17:29
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K89/00; A01K89/015; A01K89/0183; A01K89/0184; A01K89/01; A01K89/0105; A01K89/01903; A01K89/01907; F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/02; F16H61/0293; A01K89/0185; F16H2710/00; F16H2710/24; F16H2710/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19219; Y10T74/19251; Y10T74/19256; Y10T74/19274; Y10T74/19377; Y10T74/19414; Y10T74/19419; Y10T74/19442; Y10T74/19447

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 147 words
AN AUTOMATIC VARIABLE DRIVE SUITABLE FOR A FISHING REEL COMPRISING A SHAFT HAVING AT LEAST TWO GEARS ROTATABLY MOUNTED THEREON, THE FIRST OF SAID GEARS BEING PART OF A GEAR TRAIN OF A FIRST TRANSMISSION RATIO, THE SECOND OF SAID GEARS BEING PART OF A GEAR TRAIN OF A SECOND RELATIVELY LOWER TRANSMISSION RATIO, FRICTIONAL DRIVING MEANS OF A PREDETERMINED SLIDING TORQUE BETWEEN SAID FIRST GEAR AND SAID SHAFT, A MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT IN ONE WAY DRIVING CONNECTION WITH SAID SECOND GEAR, A FRICTION DRIVE MEANS OF SLIDING TORQUE GREATER THEN SAID PREDETERMINED SLIDING TORQUE FRICTIONALLY CONNECTING SAID SHAFT TO SAID MEMBER WHEREBY SAID GEAR OF LOWER RATIO ROTATES WITH SAID SHAFT WHEN SAID PREDETERMINED SLIDING TORQUE IS EXCEEDED, MECHANISM SECURED TO SAID SHAFT AND ENGAGING MEANS DRIVEN BY SAID FIRST GEAR TO PRODUCE SOUND IN RELATIVE ROTARY MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID GEAR AND SAID SHAFT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 147 words
AN AUTOMATIC VARIABLE DRIVE SUITABLE FOR A FISHING REEL COMPRISING A SHAFT HAVING AT LEAST TWO GEARS ROTATABLY MOUNTED THEREON, THE FIRST OF SAID GEARS BEING PART OF A GEAR TRAIN OF A FIRST TRANSMISSION RATIO, THE SECOND OF SAID GEARS BEING PART OF A GEAR TRAIN OF A SECOND RELATIVELY LOWER TRANSMISSION RATIO, FRICTIONAL DRIVING MEANS OF A PREDETERMINED SLIDING TORQUE BETWEEN SAID FIRST GEAR AND SAID SHAFT, A MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT IN ONE WAY DRIVING CONNECTION WITH SAID SECOND GEAR, A FRICTION DRIVE MEANS OF SLIDING TORQUE GREATER THEN SAID PREDETERMINED SLIDING TORQUE FRICTIONALLY CONNECTING SAID SHAFT TO SAID MEMBER WHEREBY SAID GEAR OF LOWER RATIO ROTATES WITH SAID SHAFT WHEN SAID PREDETERMINED SLIDING TORQUE IS EXCEEDED, MECHANISM SECURED TO SAID SHAFT AND ENGAGING MEANS DRIVEN BY SAID FIRST GEAR TO PRODUCE SOUND IN RELATIVE ROTARY MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID GEAR AND SAID SHAFT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-01-26 1968-07-27 1969-01-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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