Spinning reel spool and adapter therefor

Claim 1

For use with a spinning reel having a spindle, a rotatable bail carrier disposed about said spindle, and a bail on said bail carrier to engage and wind line, a disengageable spindle adapter having a longitudinally symmetrical spool removably mounted thereon comprising, in combination, a spindle adapter having a tubular shaft sized to slide over the spindle of said reel, a base extending laterally outward from said tubular shaft, means fixing said tubular shaft against rotation about said spindle, and means disengageably securing said tubular shaft on said spindle, said tubular shaft having a forwardly disposed threaded end remote from said base; a longitudinally symmetrical spool having line pre-wound thereon, a cylindrical body and two larger diameter shoulders at the ends of said body, said body containing a central opening to receive the tubular shaft of said spindle adapter; a peripheral, forwardly extending flange on said base of said spindle adapter and surrounding the rearwardly disposed shoulder of said spool to substantially fill the annular space between the rearwardly disposed shoulder of said spool and said bail carrier; a nut turned about the threaded end of said tubular shaft to adjustably resist rotation, said longitudinally symmetrical spool being reversible on said adapter to accomodate right and left hand reels; and click means to indicate rotation of said spool about said spindle said clicking means comprises annular teeth on the ends of said spool and a spring member mounted on said adapter engaging the annular teeth on the rearwardly disposed end of said spool.