Abstract A fly reel including a brake mechanism for controlling the reel action as the fly line unwinds from the reel. A novel ratchet arrangement for the reel is also described. Specifically, the fly reel brake mechanism includes deformable spring plates connected by brake posts, all attached on one end of the fly reel, such that the brake mechanism is removable as a unit for replacement or repair. A threaded cap is used to force a greater frictional engagement of the brake mechanism and thus to control the braking force during run-out of the fishing line. The ratchet engagement includes a large and a small ratchet wherein the large ratchet operates with relative motion between the ratchet and its pawl during the run-out operation and the small ratchet operates during the winding motion of the reel.
Inventors
👤 Archie L Walker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-01 17:12
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K89/00; A01K89/015; A01K89/016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A fly reel comprising, in combination, a reel housing, a generally cylindrical line spool within and concentric with said housing and defining axial spool ends for winding of a fishing line thereon, a crank, means for rotatably attaching said crank to said reel housing near one spool end, a fully encapsulated and removable brake assembly, means attaching said brake assembly to said spool near the other spool end, said brake assembly including a pair of opposed spring plates spaced by a plurality of brake posts, each of said spring plates being partly deformed out of their respective planes, means defining a brake surface associated with each of said spring plates and reel control means operatively connected to said brake assembly such that operation of said reel control means tends to force the deformed parts of said spring plates into the respective planes of said spring plates and thereby provides increased frictional engagement between said spring plates and said brake surfaces for controlling the rotation of said line spool.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A fly reel comprising, in combination, a reel housing, a generally cylindrical line spool within and concentric with said housing and defining axial spool ends for winding of a fishing line thereon, a crank, means for rotatably attaching said crank to said reel housing near one spool end, a fully encapsulated and removable brake assembly, means attaching said brake assembly to said spool near the other spool end, said brake assembly including a pair of opposed spring plates spaced by a plurality of brake posts, each of said spring plates being partly deformed out of their respective planes, means defining a brake surface associated with each of said spring plates and reel control means operatively connected to said brake assembly such that operation of said reel control means tends to force the deformed parts of said spring plates into the respective planes of said spring plates and thereby provides increased frictional engagement between said spring plates and said brake surfaces for controlling the rotation of said line spool.