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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033492 | Fishing spinning reel A fishing spinning reel that includes a rotor having a pair of opposing arms on both sides of a rotor body, wherein one of the pair of arms is provided with, at a forefront end thereof, a supporting member including a fishing line guide; a spool configured to wind u... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7798437 | Rotor for spinning reel A rotor includes a rotor body, first to third cover members, and first and second mounting brackets. The rotor body includes a tubular member and first and second rotor arms. The first and second rotor arms extend forward from first and second sides of the rear end ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7314192 | Spinning reel A spinning reel has a reel main unit, a spool shaft and a pinion gear. The pinion gear has a frontward section, an intermediate section and a rearward section. The intermediate section and the rearward section are supported in a freely rotatable manner in the reel m... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300012 | Spinning reel spool A spinning reel spool for use on a spinning reel including a bail to reduce friction between the spinning reel spool and fishing line during casting and eliminate the formation of fishing line ‘birdnest’ snarls during casting that result from fishing line loops ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7222809 | Bail assembly for spinning reel An improved bail assembly for a spinning reel which, in one aspect includes a bail arm with a roller hood having an outer converging end portion wherein a bail wire extends from the converging end portion in an initial substantially straight manner such that there a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7118060 | Rotor for spinning reel A rotor includes a cylindrical portion, a front wall, and first and second rotor arms. The front wall is formed on an inner periphery of the cylindrical portion near its front end. The first and second rotor arms are arranged opposite one another on the sides of the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7007880 | Fishing line guide mechanism for spinning reel A fixed shaft cover of a bail arm includes a first guide portion that guides line along its outer circumference, and an indented portion that is disposed such that a bail is interposed between it and the first guide portion. The indented portion further includes a s... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6955314 | Rotor for a spinning reel A rotor of a spinning reel includes a rotor unit, and a fishing line guide portion. The rotor unit has a body portion that is rotatably mounted on the reel unit, and first and second rotor arms that each extend forward from opposing positions on the outer peripheral... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6684498 | Cable management system A cable management system comprising a cable flex radius system having at least two opposing curved surfaces to control flex radius of a cable linking a stationary system to a dynamic system is disclosed. The cable management system also comprises a cable... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6634587 | Fishing reel fishing line release and retrieve mechanism In a fishing reel fishing line release and retrieve mechanism in which a projection is affixed to the periphery of a rotor in such a manner that the projection spans the periphery of a spools integral flanges and extends into a gap between the cylindrical... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6027058 | Spinning reel having balancing means A spinning reel has a reel body and a rotor attached attached to the reel body and rotatable about a longitudinal axis for retrieving a fishing line. The spinning reel has also a balancer attached to the rotor for restricting an imbalance amount of rotati... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5921489 | Oscillate mechanism for a fishing spinning reel A fishing spinning reel includes an oscillate mechanism in which a protrusion is formed on the periphery of an idle gear which turns in association with the rotation of a handle. The protrusion engages with an oscillate groove of an oscillate slider which... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5890668 | Spinning reel having a roller-type one-way clutch A spinning reel includes a reel main body having a rod attachment portion, a handle shaft rotatably supported by the reel main body, a spool, a rotor, a rotor shaft, a pinion gear, a face gear, and a reciprocating mechanism. The face gear includes a disc ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5769344 | Spinning reel for fishing having a line roller for reducing line twist The present disclosure concerns a spinning reel for fishing which eliminates the accumulation of line twists in a fishline regardless of the line winding diameter on a spool. The spinning reel for fishing includes a rotor rotatably mounted to a reel main ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5681001 | Spinning reel for fishing with improved fishline guiding apparatus A spinning reel for fishing with an improved apparatus for guiding a fishline to a spool, such that when a rotor 2 and bail support members A, B are rotated in the direction in which the fishline is wound up, a fishline 13 is guided by a fishline guide ro... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5582356 | Locking member for securing a rotor within a fishing reel assembly In a fishing reel in which a rotor is fixed onto a rotary quill with a nut, a securing member is non-rotatively fitted on the nut in such a manner that an engagement portion of the securing member is engaged with a projection formed on the rotor, in order... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5379957 | Spinning reel having balancer A spinning reel has a reel body and a color attached to the reel body and rotatable about a longitudinal axis for retrieving a fishing line. The spinning reel also has a balancer attached to the rotor for restricting an imbalance amount of rotation of the... | 01/10/1995 |
| 4923140 | Bail reversing apparatus for fishing spinning reels A bail reversing apparatus of the invention has an abutting member formed on the reel body which is made to abut against a kick member to turn the kick member and thereby return the bail support member to the reel-up position. This enables efficient, quic... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4778124 | Line retaining means for a spinning reel A spinning reel for fishing wherein the reciprocating spool has a rearward flange which is engaged with rollers supported on support rods which are attached to the surrounding rotor and bailing mechanism. In this manner, a fishing line is prevented from d... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4577807 | Open face rotatable spool fishing reel An open face fishing reel 2 having a pivotally supported nonspinning bail 111 positioned such that fishing line 105 is always within reach of the index finger of the hand holding the rod. The nonspinning bail 111 is movable to a line casting position, dis... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4561604 | Spinning reel A spinning reel includes a rotary frame which has a pair of support arms and which is supported rotatably to a reel body so that the rotary frame can rotate to wind up a fishing line onto a spool which is reciprocable longitudinally relative to the reel b... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4196869 | Open face spinning reel An open face fishing reel having a line spool with a flyer mounted to rotate concentrically of the line spool. A finger is fixedly supported from the flyer and is curved in general conformity with the outer periphery of the line spool and is inclined axia... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4166591 | Level wind for fishing reel A level wind mechanism for a spinning reel having a flyer (32) (132) rotatable on the spool shaft (26) (126) with a notch (37) (137) for catching and winding the line on the spool (33) (133). The shaft is axially movable to open the spool and release the ... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4154414 | Open face spinning reel with notched flyer An open face type fishing reel having a flyer (24) rotatable on the spool shaft (14) and having an inclined peripheral notch (34) for catching and winding the line on the spool (15), rotation of the flyer causing the notch to pick up and direct the line o... | 05/15/1979 |
| 3948465 | Fishing reel construction An improved line drag inducing means is adaptable for use in spinning and spin cast type fishing reels. A line handling member is operably connected to driving means by clutch means. An adjustable first spring means biases the clutch means into engagement... | 04/06/1976 |
