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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7568647 | Line guide for a reel unit and a reel unit including such a line guide A line guide for a reel unit for winding a fishing line onto or unwinding it from a spool is provided on the housing of the reel unit and comprises a carriage guide and a carriage element with at least one line eye. The carriage guide can be functionally linked with... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7416147 | Reel unit for use in a fishing rod, holder for a reel unit and fishing rod comprising said reel unit The invention relates to a new type of reel unit for a fishing line for use on a fishing rod, made up of a housing, a spool rotatably mounted on the housing that can be rotated via a gear unit by means of a hand crank for reeling in and reeling out the line, and a h... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7341215 | Fishing reel having a one-piece side plate and bridge A fishing reel end plate may comprise a unitary disk having a generally central opening between a frame facing side and an exterior side thereof, a bridge proximate the frame facing side thereof and a wall joining a fundus and the exterior side thereof defining a fi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7313978 | Linear motion device associated to a worm A linear motion device (10) associated to a worm (14) including a body (12) internally provided with a housing seat for partially receiving a worm having a plurality of grooves, a mobile device (52) for temporary engagement in an exposed ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300011 | Fishing reel having shock-absorbing function A fishing reel includes a main body, a spool, a crank, a transmission mechanism, a sliding mechanism, and a damper. The sliding mechanism includes a worm shaft. Thus, when the fishing reel is subjected to an impact, the damper provides a shock-absorbing effect to th... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281563 | Venetian blind with a cord-winding device A venetian blind includes a covering unit, and a cord-winding device. The covering unit includes a plurality of slats and two lifting cords. The cord-winding device includes a casing fixed on the headrail, a plurality of spring-surrounding members disposed rotatably... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7098216 | Thiazolopyrimidines useful as TNFα inhibitors The invention provides derivatives of thiazolo[4,5-d1]pyrimidine and their use as inhibitors of proinflammatory cytokines. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6932292 | Fishing reel The invention is to offer a fishing reel having a power transmission mechanism enabling to remove backlash in a gear row with a simple structure. The fishing reel according to the invention has a power transmission mechanism for transmitting driving force so as to d... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930101 | Thiazolopyrimidines useful as TNFα inhibitors The invention provides derivatives of thiazolo[4,5-dl]pyrimidine and their use as inhibitors of proinflammatory cytokines. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915974 | Level wind mechanism for a dual bearing reel A level wind mechanism includes a spiral shaft, a fishing line guide portion, and a guide member. The spiral shaft extends parallel to a rotational axis of a spool. The fishing line guide portion includes a main member, an engagement member that is provided on the m... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6857587 | Worm shaft attachment structure for spinning reel A worm shaft attachment structure for a spinning reel includes a mechanism attachment portion having a first attachment portion, and a locking member. The rear end of a worm shaft is attached to the first attachment portion, which includes an aperture portion and a ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6484956 | Spinning-reel reciprocating device A dense-winding capable oscillating mechanism that holds down manufacturing costs and ensures easy manufacturing precision. The spinning reel oscillating mechanism (6), for reciprocating the spool back and forth in cooperation with rotation of the handle ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6412721 | Spinning-reel reciprocating device A dense-winding capable oscillating mechanism that holds down manufacturing costs and ensures easy manufacturing precision. The spinning reel oscillating mechanism (6), for reciprocating the spool back and forth in cooperation with rotation of the handle ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6394380 | Spinning-reel reciprocating device Spinning-reel oscillation mechanism employing a compact reel body to achieve dense winding of fishing line onto the spool. The spinning reel oscillation mechanism 6 pumps a spool shaft 15, to the forward end of which a spool 4 is mounted, back and forth i... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6382541 | Winder of fishing rod A winder of fishing rod, including a housing, a reel unit and a linking mechanism. A sleeve of the linking mechanism is fitted with a mandrel of the reel unit which is drivingly connected with the reel. An engaging member of the sleeve is reciprocally mov... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6045075 | Low profile double bearing reel having thumb rest A double-bearing reel includes a reel frame having an upper portion and a lower portion, a handle rotatably mounted on said reel frame, a spool rotatably mounted within the reel frame, a level winding mechanism, and a rotation-transmitting mechanism for t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5833155 | Double-bearing fishing reel with a level winding device A double bearing fishing reel includes: a reel body; and a level winding device adapted to wind a fishing line parallel on a spool which is rotatably supported between the right and left side boards of the reel body. In the fishing reel, the traverse shaf... | 11/10/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5775612 | Spinning reel for fishing with a slider for longitudinally moving a spool A spinning reel for fishing so designed as to offer light and smooth winding performance and to restrain the rotational clattering of a slider fixed to a spool shaft. A slider of a slide mechanism for a spool shaft is slidably fitted over a rotary shaft s... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772140 | Double-bearing fishing reel with fishing parallel-winding unit and drive force transmission mechanism A double-bearing reel for fishing which is intended to improve not only operability at the time of use but also the fishline playing-out operation and besides to offer improved assembling-disassembling workability. In the double-bearing reel for fishing, ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5662285 | Spinning reel for fishing with a slider for longitudinally moving a spool A spinning reel for fishing so designed as to offer light and smooth winding performance and to restrain the rotational clattering of a slider fixed to a spool shaft. A slider of a slide mechanism for a spool shaft is slidably fitted over a rotary shaft s... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5503345 | Fishing reel In a fishing reel, a cam shaft rotatable in conjunction with handle rotation is located in front of a spool rotatably supported by side frames, a slider having an engagement member engageable with a cam groove of the cam shaft is movably mounted on the ca... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5482220 | Double-bearing reel with improved level winder assembly A double-bearing reel which is readily disassembled and reassembled. The double-bearing reel is provided with a spool rotatably supported between side plates, the spool being rotatably geared to take-up driving mechanisms. A level winder unit is provided ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5415358 | Fishing reel with reciprocating cam shaft mechanism A fishing reel includes a guide sleeve which is disposed around the reciprocating cam shaft of the fishline flat winding mechanism of the reel. A support member includes arc-shaped support portions on which the inner surface of the sleeve is fitted at one... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5390869 | Baitcasting reel having a level wind mechanism A baitcasting reel has fight and left frames, and a level wind mechanism mounted between the frames. The level wind mechanism includes a screw shaft rotatably supported by the frames, and a line guide reciprocable right and left with rotation of the screw... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5348246 | Line guide for bait cast reel A bait cast reel of the type having a line-carrying spool, a rotatable crank handle with an associated crank shaft for imparting rotation to the spool to wind line thereon, a line guide, and a worm gear operable in response to rotation of the crank shaft ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5308019 | Level-wind mechanism in a fishing reel A level-wind mechanism in a fishing reel of the multiplier type is, as a one-piece unit, removable from and insertable in the fishing reel frame which has two side members. This unit consists of a sleeve having a longitudinal slot, an endless screw rotata... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5249760 | Fishing reel with feed shaft and transmission member A fishing reel having a reel body, a feed shaft attached to the reel body and forming in its periphery a spiral groove for feeding a fishing line from the reel and a transmission member attached to an end of the feed shaft for rotation therewith. The feed... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5232181 | Spinning reel for fishing A spinning reel wherein a flyer is rotated by the rotation of a handle and a spool reciprocates back and forth. The reciprocating motion of the spool is decelerated by means of a reduction gearing relative to the rotation of the flyer which is rotated by ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5139213 | Fishing reel with level winder A fishing reel is formed of a spool for winding up a fishing line, a traverse shaft provided with a spiral guide portion and rotatable in response to rotation of the spool, an enclosure for enclosing at least one side portion of the traverse shaft, and a ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5131596 | Double bearing fishing reel with fishing line guide mechanism A double bearing fishing reel having a fishing line guide mechanism, in which an engaging member engageable with traverse grooves at a traverse shaft is held to a fishing line guide at the spool side with respect to the traverse shaft and the engaging mem... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5127603 | Fishing reel with cover for enclosing control dial A fishing reel comprises right and left side cases, a spool disposed between the side cases, a handle disposed adjacent one of the side cases for taking up a fishing line, and a cover openable and closable for covering an outer lateral region of the other... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4974792 | Level winder for fishing reels An improvement in a level winder for fishing reels, which enables a fishing line guide member to be easily set on and removed from a guide cylinder, and the turning of the fishing line guide member with respect to the guide cylinder to be prevented, and w... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4934628 | Counter housing for fishing An improved counter housing assembly for a fishing reel of the type supporting a spool at both ends includes left and right side frame elements for holding the spool and one or more support frames connecting the frame elements. A case is formed integrally... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4815676 | Fishing reel handle with drag adjustment incorporated In a fishing reel, there is a main drive shaft rotatably on the reel body. A separable unit shaft may be selectively coupled to either end of the main drive shaft to drive it. The reel handle or crank is secured to a sleeve that is rotatable on the input ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4807827 | Friction drive for line guide on bait cast reel An improvement in a bait cast reel of the type having a line-carrying spool, a rotatable crank handle with an associated crank shaft for imparting rotation to the spool to wind line thereon, a line guide, and a worm bear operable in response to rotation o... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4779819 | Drag mechanism for fishing reel having spool shaft supported at both ends thereof A drag mechanism for a fishing reel having a drag positioned on a traversing cam shaft, a drag ratchet axially moveable on the traversing cam shaft to adjust the dragging force, an anti-reversing ratchet on the traversing cam shaft, a drag claw and an ant... | 10/25/1988 |
