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Reel for fishing

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-11-13
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Granted: 1965-03-02
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Expires: 1981-11-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert C Baenziger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 22:00
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K89/00; A01K89/015; A01K89/0183; A01K89/0186; A01K89/0188; A01K89/0189; A01K89/01912; A01K89/01916; A01K89/01917; A01K89/01918; A01K89/0155; A01K89/01557; A01K89/01903; A01K89/01907

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 352 words
A FISHING REEL HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED, COAXIAL AND CIRCULAR HOUSINGS RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AND A SPOOL ROTATABLY SUPPORTED UPON AND BETWEEN SAID HOUSINGS, COMPRISING: A LINE GUIDE AND LEVEL WIND MEANS SUPPORTING SAME UPON AND BETWEEN SAID HOUSINGS FOR MOVEMENT PARRALLEL WITH THE AXIS OF THE SPOOL, SAID LINE GUIDE BEING MOVABLE AROUND A PIVOT AXIS PARALLEL WITH THE SPOOL AXIS INTO AND OUT OF AN OPERATING POSITION; MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED UPON ONE OF SAID HOUSINGS FOR EFFECTING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LINE GUIDE; MANUALLY OPERABLE DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID LEVEL WIND MEANS FOR EFFECTING THE AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LINE GUIDE WHEN IT IS IN SAID OPERATING POSITION; GEAR AND CLUTCH MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID DRIVE MEANS TO SAID SPOOL FOR EFFECTING ROTATION THEREOF IN ONE ROTATIONAL DIRECTION WHEN SAID DRIVE MEANS IS OPERATED; SHIFT MEANS, INCLUDING A SHAFT CRANK PIVOTED AROUND AN AXIS PARALLEL WITH SAID SPOOL AXIS, MOVABLE INTO A SHIFTED POSITION, IN RESPONSE TO PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LINE GUIDE INTO SAID OPERATING POSITION, FOR EFFECTING ENGAGEMENT OF SAID CLUTCH MEANS; CAM MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID LINE GUIDE AND MOVABLE THEREWITH AROUND SAID PIVOT AXIS FOR MOVING SAID SHIFT MEANS OUT OF SAID SHIFTED POSITION AS SAID LINE GUIDE IS PIVOTED OUT OF SAID OPERATING POSITION FOR EFFECTING DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID CLUTCH MEANS, SAID SHIFT MEANS BEING HELD OUT OF SAID SHIFTED POSITION BY SAID CAM MEANS; LOCK MEANS ON SAID CAM AND ENGAGED WITH SAID SHIFT CRANK AND SAID DRIVE MEANS, WHEN SAID LINE GUIDE IS OUT OF ITS OPERATING POSITION, FOR HOLDING SAID SHIFT MEANS OUT OF SAID SHIFTED POSITION, OPERATION OF SAID DRIVE MEANS, WHEREBY SAID SPOOL IS ROTATED IN A WINDING DIRECTION WHEN SAID CLUTCH MEANS IS ENGAGED, EFFECTING SAID MOVEMENT OF SAID LINE GUIDE INTO SAID OPERATING POSITION AND EFFECTING MOVEMENT OF SAID LOCK MEANS OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DRIVE MEANS, WHEREBY SAID SHIFT MEANS IS MOVED INTO SAID SHIFTED POSITION; AND PAWL MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID GEAR MEANS FOR OBSTRUCTING ROTATION OF SAID SPOOL IN AN UNWINDING DIRECTION WHEN SAID CLUTCH MEANS IS ENGAGED.

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