Line drag means for a spinning reel

Claim 1

A FISHING REEL OF THE SPINNING TYPE HAVING A BODY MEMBER, A SPOOL CARRIED BY THE BODY MEMBER ADAPTABLE TO RECEIVE A LINE WOUND THEREON, AN AXIALLY POSITIONABLE PICKUP MEMBER SUPPORTED ADJACENT AND FORWARD SAID SPOOL, AND EXTERNAL THUMB CONTROLLABLE MEANS FOR AXIALLY POSITIONING SAID PICKP MEMBER, AND A COVER MEMBER SPPORTED ON SAID BODY MEMBER ENCLOSING SAID SPOOL AND SAID PICKP MEMBER, SAID COVER MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN WHEREBY A LINE WOUND ON SAID SPOOL MAY BE EXTRACTED FROM SAID FISHING REEL, A MEANS FOR CONTROLLABLY PROVIDING FRICTIONAL DRAG TO THE EXTRACTION OF SAID LINE FROM SAID REEL COMPRISING: AN EXTENDING ANNULAR PROJECTION FORMED ON ONE OF THE INTERNAL SURFACES OF SAID COVER MEMBER AND THE FORWARD FACE SURFACE OF SAID PICKUP MEMBER AND AN ANNULAR GROOVE FORMED ON THE OTHER OF SUCH SURFACES TO RECEIVE THE SAID ANNLAR PROJECT WHEN SAID PICKUP MEMBER IS FORWARDLY POSITIONED, SAID ANNULAR PROJECTION ADAPTABLE TO FRICTIONALLY ENGAGE SAID LINE WHEN SAID PICKUP MEMBER IS AXIALLY FORWARDLY POSITIONED BY SAID EXTERNAL THUMB CONTROLLABLE MEANS.