Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7607602 | Reel unit for spinning reel A reel unit 2 for a spinning reel includes a housing unit 2a, a lid portion 2b, and a returning member 28. The housing unit 2a includes a cylindrical portion 27 and a somewhat semicircular first flange p... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7234660 | Spinning reel rotor braking device A braking member includes a body member and first and second interposed members. The first and second interposed members are detachably/reattachably mounted between a mounting groove and the body member. A braking force of the braking member is configured to be adju... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213428 | Apparatus for locking and unlocking vehicle door An apparatus for locking and unlocking a vehicle door includes a cylinder lock having a rotor, a door lock mechanism including a key operation input shaft which rotates to switch a locked state and an unlocked state of a door, and a torque cable for transmitting rot... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7163167 | One way clutch for spinning reel A one way clutch of a spinning reel for suppressing vibrations is arranged on a rotor that is rotatably mounted on a reel unit of the spinning reel and includes a ratchet wheel, a ratchet pawl, an urging member and a vibration absorption member. The ratchet wheel is... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7118058 | Spinning reel rotor A spinning reel rotor is rotatively mounted onto a reel unit of a spinning reel and winds fishing line onto a spool. The rotor is provided with a cylindrical portion, a bail arm, and first and second rotor arms having first and second cover members. The cylindrical ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7083133 | Fishing line guide mechanism for a spinning reel and method of manufacturing the same A bail arm of a spinning reel includes first and second bail support members, a bail, a fixed shaft, a line roller, and a fixed shaft cover. The front end of the fixed shaft on one end is fixedly coupled to the first bail support member. The fixed shaft cover is fix... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077349 | Fishing line guide mechanism for spinning reel A bail arm for a spinning reel is mounted to first and second rotor arms and includes first and second bail support members, a bail, a fixed shaft fixedly coupled to the first bail support member, a line roller supported by the fixed shaft, a fixed shaft cover havin... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6971599 | Spinning reel rotor braking device A spinning reel rotor braking device has a moving member, a braking member, and a restriction mechanism. The moving member is provided on the rotor and movable between a first position and a second position as the bail arm moves. The braking member is mounted on the... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6929204 | Method of manufacturing a spinning reel rotor A spinning reel rotor includes a cylindrical portion, first and second rotor arms, a bail arm, and a second cover member. The cylindrical portion is mounted rotatably to one end of a reel unit. The first and a second rotor arms extend in a direction away from the re... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913216 | Trip mechanism for fishing reel The invention involves a holding mechanism located between and pivoting at two points, the first point at the rotor, and the second point at a location found on the primary bracket. In addition, the invention allows for the holding mechanism and the trip mechanism t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6766974 | Clicking reel shell for spinning reel A clicking reel shell for a spinning reel includes a base, two support arms extending outwardly from two sides of the base, two bail arms respectively pivotally mounted to the two support arms, and a bail connected with the two bail arms. One of the two bail arms ha... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6729568 | Spinning reel bail tripping device A spinning reel bail tripping device returns a bail arm from the line-releasing posture to the line-guiding posture smoothly as a rotor rotates in its line-guiding direction. The bail tripping device includes a shifting member, a switching member, and a roller. The ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6691940 | Fishing spinning reel A fishing spinning reel comprises: a reel body; a rotor which is rotatably attached to the reel body, rotated in association with a rotation of a handle and includes a supporting arm; a bail supporting member including a bail and a fishing line guide port... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6651916 | Spinning-reel bail-tripping device Spinning-reel bail-tripping mechanism is a device for returning bail arm from line-releasing posture to line-retrieving posture as rotor rotates in line-retrieving direction. Bail-tripping mechanism includes shifting member that shifts front-to-rear as ba... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644578 | Fishing reel with a bail arm unit A fishing reel includes a rotating wheel unit rotatable on a main body about a rotating axis, and a bail arm unit. The rotating wheel unit has two U-shaped bail-supporting portions, each of which is formed with two parallel inner surfaces that define a so... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6382542 | Rotor brake mechanism for a spinning reel and spinning reel A spinning reel in accordance with the present invention is provided with a reel body 2, a rotor 3, a spool 4 and a rotor brake mechanism 9. The reel body 2 has a handle 1 and is mountable on a fishing rod. The rotor 3 has a first arm portion 31 and a sec... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6371395 | Bail tripping device for spinning reel Bail tripping device, for stably braking spinning reel rotors regardless of fluctuations in the shifting of the shifting member. The bail tripping device (18) returns the bail arm (17) from its line-releasing posture to the line-winding posture in coopera... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6102314 | Fishing reel with bail arm A fishing reel front section includes a support shaft extending along an axis and configured for reciprocal movement along the axis, a spool supported by the support shaft and a drum rotatably supported about the spool. The spool includes a peripheral gro... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6056220 | Fishing reel with trip link for repositioning a bail assembly A fishing reel having a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame. The operating mechanism includes a line carrying spool, a rotor that is rotatable around a first axis relative to the frame, a bail assembly on the frame which is changeable between a ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5988546 | Fishing reel tension bail mechanism The present invention provides an improved fishing reel rotor-mounted bail system. More specifically, the present invention provides a bail system wherein a tension spring is pivotally inserted at a first end to a rotor arm and at a second end to a bail b... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5904309 | Spinning reel for fishing having a rotor brake member operable in the fishing line casting position In a spinning reel for fishing, a brake member is attached to a rotor, which, when a bail support member is operated or reversed from its fishing line retrieving state to its fishing line casting state, is pressed against a spool to thereby brake the rota... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5820051 | Spinning reel with spool that is prevented from rotating relative to spool shaft during casting A spinning reel for fishing in which a return operation to return a bail to its fishing line retrieving position after casting of a fishing line as well as removal of the unrotatable state of a spool can be carried out automatically and easily. The spinni... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820052 | Spinning reel for fishing having a support arm with a support member mounting portion In a spinning reel for fishing, on a leading end side of a support arm provided in a rotor, there is formed a mounting portion for mounting a Support member including a fishing line guide member by combination of the support arm and a cover member mounted... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5813620 | Spinning reel for fishing comprising rotational balancing weights A balancer is provided in the outer circumferential portion of a rotor of a spinning reel at the rear end of the rotor and located at the side of a bail in the fishline winding position thereof so that the center of gravity of the reel is located under a ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5765781 | Fishing spinning reel having an off-axis supporting section A fishing spinning reel having a rotor with supporting arms coupled to bail supporting members. The bail supporting members have a bail mounted therebetween and a fishing-line guide section coupled to one of the bail supporting members. The rotor is rotat... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5683049 | Bail mode switching device for a spinning reel A bail mode switching device for a spinning reel which produces an audible sound when a bail on the spinning reel switches between a line reeling mode and and a line casting mode. The bail mode switching device includes at least one toggle spring mechanis... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5669565 | Anti-jamming mechansim for bail assembly on fishing reel A fishing reel is provided having a frame, a rotor mounted to the frame for rotation about a first axis, a line storage spool, a structure for rotating the spool, a bail assembly on the rotor having first and second bail arms mounted to the rotor for pivo... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5667159 | Trip system for a bail assembly on a fishing reel A fishing reel having a frame, a rotor mounted to the frame for rotation about a first axis, a line storage spool, structure for rotating the rotor, a bail assembly on the rotor having first and second bail arms mounted to the rotor for pivoting movement ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5662283 | Fishing reel with line holding feature A fishing reel having a frame, a rotor mounted to the frame for rotation about an axis, a line storage spool, structure for rotating the rotor, structure on the rotor for directing line onto the line storage spool as an incident of the rotor being rotated... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5613644 | Bail mechanism in an open-face fishing reel of the fixed-spool type A bail mechanism in an open-face fishing reel of the fixed-spool type having a rotor and a line spool which is coaxial with the rotor and oscillates in the axial direction, has a bail for winding a line onto the line spool. By way of two mounting elements... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5601244 | Spinning reel with movable line guide along reel axis A spinning reel includes a reel body, a handle, a spool supported in a forward position of the reel body through a spool shaft, and a rotor rotatable about an axis by drive transmitted from the handle to wind a fishing line on the spool. The rotor include... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5458296 | Spinning reel for fishing A spinning reel for fishing including: a spool supported by a reel main body and making a traverse movement in accordance with the winding operation of a handle, a rotor rotatably supported by the reel main body and rotating in accordance with the winding... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5379958 | Fishline guide mechanism in spinning reel for fishing A fishline guide mechanism in a spinning reel for fishing, includes: a bail attaching arm provided to a rotor; a bail supporting member pivotally coupled to an end portion of the bail attaching arm so as to invert from one of a fishline releasing position... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5350132 | Anti-reverse structure for a spinning reel An anti-reverse structure for a spinning reel includes ratchet teeth formed on an inner peripheral surface of a rotary frame attached to a front face of a reel body, pawls for engaging the ratchet teeth for preventing the rotary frame from rotating backwa... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5346157 | Spinning reel for fishing A spinning reel for fishing including: a spool supported by a reel main body and making a traverse movement in accordance with the winding operation of a handle, a rotor rotatably supported by the reel main body and rotating in accordance with the winding... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5333811 | Spinning reel having anti-reverse mechanism that facilitates bail switching A spinning reel has a rotor; a bail pivotally connected to the rotor through a pair of oscillatable arms to be switchable between a line takeup position and a line release position; an anti-reverse mechanism including an engaging member and an engageable ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5312067 | Spinning reel A spinning reel has a reel body having a projection portion, a rotary frame, a bail arm and a toggle urge mechanism for switching over, via a drive arm, the bail arm between a fishing-line releasing position to a fishing-line retrieving position. Either a... | 05/17/1994 |
