Bail latching and releasing mechanism for spinning reel of outside spool type

Claim 1

A bail latching and releasing mechanism for use in a spinning reel of the outside spool type including a pair of support housings symmetrically disposed on a rotor to support ends of a bail arm, comprising: (a) a bail arm, a bail arm lever coupled to an end of said bail arm, and being rotatably secured to one of said support housings, (b) a dead point spring disposed in said one of said support housings for biasing said lever arm in opposite directions relative to its dead point, and (c) a kick lever rotatably disposed about its axis and extending into said one of said support housings, said kick lever having a bent end, a space disposed rearwardly of said rotor, said bent end extending into said space to form a lever portion, a projection disposed in said space and adapted to engage said lever portion, the opposite end of said kick lever being bent into said bail arm lever to form a locking portion to thereby permit locking engagement therewith, and wherein said bail arm lever is provided with a circular bottom surface, said bottom surface being formed with a recess adapted to receive said locking surface, said recess having one end functioning as a locking surface adapted to permit surface contact with said locking portion in the fishing line release position, and having the other end provided with a stopper adapted to permit surface engagement with said locking portion in the fishing line rewinding position.