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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398939 | Electric fishing reel An electric fishing reel has a power transmission mechanism for transmitting rotational driving force based on a drive motor and a manual handle to a spool; and a clutch mechanism for switching the power transmission mechanism between a power transmitting state and ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7222403 | Pad gripping and removal apparatuses Apparatuses and methods for gripping a pad are disclosed. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7142918 | Apparatus and method for pacing mode switching during atrial tachyarrhythmias A method for operating a cardiac pacemaker in which the mode of operation of the pacemaker is altered in response to detecting an episode of atrial tachycardia. In accordance with the invention, the pacemaker's pacing mode is altered in a manner that attempts to mai... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7090160 | Sound generating device for a dual bearing reel A sound generating mechanism of a dual bearing reel generates sound by the rotation of a spool, and includes a serrated member, an operation member, a sounding member, a first urging member, and a second urging member. The serrated member includes projections and ro... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077351 | Dual-bearing reel A dual bearing reel includes a basic unit and a cover portion. The basic unit includes a spool, a spool driving mechanism, and a reel body. The reel body includes a main frame having first and second side plates that are spaced apart from each other, and connectors ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7007881 | Fishing reel A fishing reel has a spool with a spindle and the spindle has a retaining portion to be engaged and disengaged with a slot of a gear rod. The gear rod is provided with two cut faces. While the spool is rotating in high speed, the retaining portion is attached on the... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997409 | Automatic speed adjusting fishing reel An automatic rewinding two-speed fishing reel that utilizes a transmission which includes a post assembly mounted on a driver that is rotatable on a shaft that connects to a recess arrangement formed in a low gear that is also rotatable on the shaft. The post assemb... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6942171 | Fishing reel A fishing reel has a spool with a spindle and the spindle has a retaining portion to be engaged and disengaged with a slot of a gear rod. The retaining portion is provided with two guiding faces. While the spool is rotating in high speed, the retaining portion has i... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6315228 | Baitcasting reel A baitcasting reel includes right and left cases constituting a reel body, and a level wind mechanism and a rotatable member disposed between walls of the right and left cases. The walls of the right and left cases and components interconnecting these wal... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6247663 | Reel for fishing An operating member (6) having a shaft portion fitted with the lever (23) of a clutch operating mechanism is provided with a moving guide portion (6b) including an eccentric mating portion (6a) and an arcuate long hole. One end portion (7a) of an urging m... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6045074 | Actuating system for changing a fishing reel from a retrieve state into a cast state A fishing reel has a frame with first and second laterally spaced parts with a line storage space therebetween, and an operating mechanism on the frame. The operating mechanism includes a rotatable line carrying spool, a rotatable crank element, and a dri... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6012666 | Braking apparatus for a baitcasting reel A baitcasting reel comprises a spool which is rotatably supported between a pair of frame plates of a reel frame body or a pair of side plates respectively secured to the frame plates and is connected to a handle through a driving force transmission means... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5996919 | Fishing reel of double bearing type having improved balance and ergonomic properties A fishing reel of a double bearing type is provided in which the center of gravity of the reel and handle position are situated nearer to the position of the hand holding the reel to thereby be able to perform the fishline take-up operation of the handle ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5941471 | Clutch mechanism for a double bearing type reel for fishing having an ergonomic thumb actuated operational member A double bearing type reel for fishing in which a series of operations from changing over the clutch to thumbing can be smoothly, quickly and easily conducted. A clutch changeover operation member is provided to conduct a changeover operation of the clutc... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5921490 | Bait casting reel with parallel connected clutch operating levers A double-bearing reel is equipped with a reel main body, which has a pair of side plates, a spool, a handle, a rotation transmitting mechanism which transmits the rotational force of the handle to the spool, a clutch mechanism which is used for the transm... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5904310 | Double bearing type of a fishing reel having a rotatable and slidable clutch member supported by a bearing A fishing reel of a double bearing type includes a clutch member having an engaging portion which, during the movement of the clutch member between its rotation force transmission position and rotation force cut-off position, is caused to move along the i... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5875986 | Fishing reel of double bearing type having improved fishline releasing characteristic A fishing reel of the double bearing type is provided which enhances the ability of releasing a fishline. The fishing reel of the double bearing type includes a spool (5) rotatably supported on a reel body, and this spool includes a fishline-winding barre... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5855330 | Double bearing type reel for fishing A double bearing type reel for fishing, the rotational resistance of the spool of which can be decreased in the case of unwinding the fishing line, while the mechanical strength of the clutch is ensured. The outer diameter of the bearing to support the sp... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5850979 | Fishing reel of double bearing type having improved balance and ergonomic properties A fishing reel of a double bearing type is provided in which the center of gravity of the reel and handle position are situated nearer to the position of the hand holding the reel to thereby be able to perform the fishline take-up operation of the handle ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5810273 | Antijamming mechanism for a fishing reel A fishing reel having a frame, a line carrying spool, first structure for mounting the line carrying spool to the frame for rotation about a first axis, and a reel operating mechanism that is placeable selectively in a) a cast state and b) a retrieve stat... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5799891 | Fishing reel of the multiplier type A fishing reel of the multiplier type comprises a rotatable line spool which is mounted on a shaft. A clutch member having a gear is mounted on the shaft. The gear meshes with a driving gear which is rotatable by means of a handle. The clutch member is di... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5799890 | Actuating system for changing a fishing reel from a retrieve state into a cast state A fishing reel having a frame with first and second laterally spaced parts with a line storage space therebetween, and an operating mechanism on the frame. The operating mechanism includes a rotatable line carrying spool, a rotatable crank element, and a ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5791576 | Clutch mechanism for a double bearing type reel for fishing In a double bearing type reel for fishing, an engaging portion is formed in a spool shaft which can be engaged with an engaging portion formed in a pinion gear slidably fitted with the spool shaft. Further, chamfered surfaces which widen outwardly from ea... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5775614 | Fishing reel with spool supported between two side plates, level wind device and means for linking spool drive clutch with level wind device A fishing reel of a double bearing type which, when a spool is free, can switch the linked condition of the spool with a fishing line guide part over to the non-linked condition thereof, thereby being able to reduce the rotation resistance of the spool, e... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772139 | Baitcasting reel having a clutch mechanism for transmitting a drive from a handle to a spool A baitcasting reel includes a spool, right and left frames rotatably supporting the spool therebetween, and a clutch mechanism for selectively allowing, when disengaged, free rotation of the spool and transmitting, when engaged, a drive force from a handl... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5746381 | Fishing reel with clutch mechanism utilizing an engaging protrusion and engaging recesses A fishing reel having a clutch mechanism including end planes (7g, 7i) formed, respectively, next to engaging recesses (7e, 7f) with which an engaging protrusion (8) rotated in the fishing line releasing direction comes into impact contact. The end planes... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5695141 | Fishing reel with clutch plate movement limiter A clutch mechanism of a reel for fishing which can provide a stable winding operation and a comfortable clutch switching operation under a large load. The clutch mechanism is provided between side plates 1a and 1b of a reel main body, and switches a spool... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5639038 | Fishing reel with a line tension measuring device The invention concerns a fishing reel including a line tension measuring device which is capable of adjusting a drag force properly. In the line tension measuring device, magnetostrictive magnetic thin bands are bonded to the outer periphery of a spool sh... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5607117 | Fishing reel of the multiplier type A fishing reel of the multiplier type has a frame, a line spool shaft which is mounted in the frame, and a rotatable line spool which is mounted on the shaft. A clutch member having a gear portion and an engaging portion is mounted on the shaft. The gear ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5601246 | Adjustable thumb placement member for a fishing reel A fishing reel which allows anglers to perform a reasonable spool operation according to the sizes of their hands and according to the their tastes to thereby enjoy fishing under the optimum condition. In the portions of right and left side frames provide... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5598983 | Baitcasting reel having a clutch mechanism for transmitting a drive from a handle to a spool A baitcasting reel includes a spool, right and left frames rotatably supporting the spool therebetween, and a clutch mechanism for selectively allowing, when disengaged, free rotation of the spool and transmitting, when engaged, a dive force from a handle... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5489070 | Bait casting fishing reel A casting type fishing reel is disclosed and includes a spool having a transverse spool shaft and a frame about the area of the spool. The frame includes a plurality of spacer posts joining a pair of side frame plates and interengaged to maintain the fram... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5467933 | Clutch mechanism in a fishing reel The invention relates to a clutch mechanism for a fishing reel which allows the user to operate the fishing reel smoothly and to achieve the condition switching operation quickly. The clutch mechanism includes a pinion which is detachably engaged with a s... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5388778 | Clutch control structure for a fishing reel A clutch control structure for a fishing reel includes a clutch controller for operating a clutch mechanism mounted in a rotational drive system for transmitting an operating force of a line winding handle as a rotating force to a spool, an interlock mech... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5362010 | Clutch device for fishing reel In the clutch pinion slidably fitted on a spool shaft so that an engagement projection of the spool shaft can be engaged with and disengaged from a clutch engagement recess of the clutch pinion. The clutch pinion is integrally formed with planar surfaces ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5358197 | Clutch control mechanism for bait-casting reel A bait-casting reel has a drive mechanism for driving a spool shaft carrying a spool and a clutch mechanism for transmitting a drive force from the drive mechanism to the spool. The reel also has a shifter displaceable between a first position for engagin... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5350133 | Fishing reel having an improved clutch mechanism A fishing reel includes a clutch mechanism disposed between a spool and a winding control system, and a pair of clutch controllers for disengaging the clutch mechanism. One of the clutch controllers has a toggle spring for causing this controller to retai... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5344098 | Mechanism to inhibit latching of trip mechanism on a bait cast fishing reel A fishing reel having a line-carrying spool, structure for directing line onto the spool, structure for selectively placing the fishing reel in cast and retrieve modes, line control structure for allowing the line to pay freely off of the spool with the r... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5340053 | Clutch mechanism of double-bearing reel A fishing reel has a clutch and a selector mechanism for selectively providing a toggle mode where at least the clutch is maintained at the disengaged state with operation of a control member from a first position to a second position and a momentary mode... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5333812 | Clutch structure for a fishing reel A clutch structure for a fishing reel includes a clutch sleeve mounted on a spool shaft to be movable axially thereof between an operative position to engage the spool shaft for unitary rotation therewith and an inoperative position to rotate relative to ... | 08/02/1994 |
