Power unit-reel assembly for fishing rods

Claim 1

A MOTORIZED FISHING REEL HAVING A FRAME FIXEDLY MOUNTING A MOTOR AND, LATERALLY THEREOF, A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED BATTERY CELLS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MOTOR FOR OPERATION THEREOF, THE FRAME COMPRISING A CIRCULAR DISK-LIKE BODY AND A BEARING PLATE CARRIED BY THE BODY IN SPACED RELATION THERETO AND PROVIDING THEREWITH AN ENCLOSED CHAMBER, MEANS FOR DETACHABLY SECURING THE BEARING PLATE TO THE BODY, REMOVAL OF THE BEARING PLATE EXPOSING ONE FACE OF THE FRAME BODY, THE FRAME BODY BEING FORMED WITH A PLURALITY OF CIRCULAR OPENINGS DISPOSED AN EQUAL DISTANCE FROM AND AXIALLY PARALLEL WITH THE AXIS OF THE FRAME BODY AND CIRCULARLY THER EOF, THE MOTOR AND BATTERY CELLS BEING EACH MOUNTED WITHIN ONE OF THE PARALLEL OPENINGS AND SUPPORTED THEREIN WITH ONE END PORTION OF EACH EXTENDED INTO THE CHAMBER TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM AND/OR REPLACEMENT IN ITS MOUNTING, A REEL SHAFT ROTATABLY CARRIED BY THE BEARING PLATE AND EXTENDED BEYOND OPPOSITE FACES THEREOF, A SPOOL AFFIXED TO THE REEL SHAFT EXTERIORLY OF THE BEARING PLATE, A DRIVE SHAFT EXTENDED FROM THE MOTOR INTO THE CHAMBER, MEANS DRIVINGLY CONNECTING THE MOTOR DRIVE SHAFT WITH THE REEL SHAFT FOR OPERATION THEREOF AND FREELY SEPARABLE THEREFROM WHEN THE BEARING PLATE IS DETACHED FROM THE FRAME BODY, AND A MOUNTING FOR THE REEL EXTENDED OUTWARDLY FROM THE FRAME BODY FOR ATTACHMENT TO A FISHING ROD.