Structure relating to bail arm of spinning reel for fishing

Claim 1

A spinning reel for fishing having a body and a rotor with a bail arm structure comprising: a bail arm; a bail arm cam and an arm supporting plate supporting respective upper and lower ends of said bail arm on the peripheral wall of said rotor, said cam and plate being mounted on opposite sides of the peripheral wall of said rotor; a first spring coupled between said rotor and one end of said bail arm and applying a torque to force said bail arm to move toward a folded position adjacent the body of the spinning reel; means defining an opening formed in the peripheral wall of said rotor under said bail arm cam, said bail arm cam having a cam surface facing inwardly of said rotor; a kick lever having a longitudinally elongated slot in its main body and a fastener extending through said slot and connected to said rotor; said slot and fastener slidably supporting said kick lever on said rotor, said kick lever having its outer end extending through said opening and having a butting portion at the upper end of said kick lever and an operating button portion at its outer end; a second spring urging said end of said kick lever to project outwardly through said opening and against the cam face of said bail arm cam, said cam face having a recess at its peripheral edge and a protuberance circumferentially spaced from said recess, said kick lever outer portion latching in said recess when said bail arm is in a line detaching position, said kick lever outer portion engaging said protuberance when said bail arm is in an operating position, said kick lever outer portion being releasable from engagement in said recess and with said protuberance by actuation of said kick lever against the biasing force of said second spring to thereby return said bail arm to the folded position upon depression of said operating button portion; and wherein said kick lever has a cam follower portion extending sideways from the lower end thereof and engageable with a release cam on the body of the spinning reel, said cam follower engaging said release cam on the main body of the spinning reel to thereby effect movement of said kick lever against the bias of said second spring sufficient to release said outer end portion from said recess and thus effect movement of said bail arm from said line detaching position to said operating position.