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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7252256 | Dual bearing reel A dual bearing reel has a plurality of friction plates that are arranged so as to contact an end portion of a spool shaft, a cap member that is detachably mounted on a boss portion and a spring member. A friction force is adjusted by press fitting the friction plate... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6267311 | Trigger for actuating a bail assembly A rotor assembly for a fishing reel, which rotor assembly includes a rotor having a first rotational axis, a bail assembly that is repositionable relative to the rotor between cast and retrieve positions, and a trigger that is movable relative to the roto... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6082649 | Fishing reel with trigger actuated bail assembly A fishing reel with a frame having a first axis and forward and rear ends spaced axially relative to the first axis and an operating mechanism on the frame. The operating mechanism includes a line carrying spool, a rotor that is rotatable around the first... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6056221 | Fishing reel with trigger actuated bail assembly A rotor assembly for a fishing reel, which rotor assembly has a rotor with a first rotational axis and forward and rear ends spaced axially relative to the first axis. The rotor assembly further has a bail assembly that is repositionable relative to the r... | 05/02/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5620149 | Fishing reel with trigger-actuated bail assembly A fishing reel having a frame, a rotor rotatable relative to the frame about a first axis, a line storage spool, a structure for rotating the rotor to thereby direct line onto the line storage spool and including a bail assembly having first and second ba... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5613645 | Force transmission plate assembly for actuation of a bail assembly on a fishing reel A fishing reel having a frame with a front and rear, a rotor having a body with an annular wall bounding an internal space and a first wall within the internal space and having axially oppositely facing surfaces, with the rotor being mounted to the frame ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5595352 | Bail arm inverting apparatus for a fishing reel A bail arm inverting apparatus for a fishing reel which includes a trigger lever, a link which reciprocates in a longitudinal direction when the trigger lever is pivoted, guiding structure for guiding the reciprocating movement of the link, and an arm-lev... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5524832 | Spinning reel A spinning reel includes a reel body, a rotor attached to the reel body to be rotatable relative thereto, and a bail supported by the rotor to be switchable between a line releasing position and a line winding position. The rotor supports a switch arm for... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5381979 | Spinning reel with handle A spinning reel comprising a reel body, a handle including an arm projecting to one side with respect to an axis of rotation of the handle, and a grip portion defined in an outer end portion of the arm, a handle shaft connected to the handle to be rotatab... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5348245 | Drag structure for fishing reel A drag structure for a fishing reel comprising a drag assembly, and a drag control element for contacting said drag assembly to produce a drag force. The drag control element is adjustably movable toward and away from said drag assembly and switchable bet... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5342003 | Spinning reel A spinning reel includes a pair of arms formed on a rotor disposed in a forward portion of a reel body. At least one of the arms carries an oscillatable arm, and a bail arm extends between the oscillatable arm and the other arm or an oscillatable arm atta... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5301898 | Outer spool type spinning reel having improved bail arm control mechanism A fishing reel supports at a front wall of a reel body, a spool, a rotary frame which has first and second arms, and a bail arm which is supported between the arms in a manner permitting it to be turned over between a position where the rotary frame rotat... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5289990 | Spinning reel A spinning reel has a reel body, a rotor rotatably supported to the reel body, a bail arm extending between a pair of arm portions of the rotor and pivotably switchable between an open position and a line-takeup position, a toggle mechanism disposed insid... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5261628 | Damping device in an open-face fishing reel of the fixed-spool type An open-face fishing reel of the fixed-spool type has a rotor, a line spool coaxial with the rotor, and a bail for winding a line on the spool. Two attachments are provided on the rotor. Two mounting elements carrying the bail are so rotatably mounted on ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5154369 | Spinning-type fishing reels with improved line handling An open-face spinning-type fishing reel with a rotor having a bail unit with line holding structure for engaging line from a spool with the bail unit in its open position to prevent line payout. In one form of the invention, the bail unit has a line recei... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5098031 | Spinning reel with eccentric element for moving bail arm lever A spinning reel having a simple and lightweight construction and yet allowing selection of an amount of pivotal movement of a bail corresponding to movement of a control member is formed of a pair of support arms attached to a rotatable member supported t... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5096137 | Detachable trigger mechanism in an open-face fishing reel of the fixed-spool type An open-face fishing reel of the fixed-spool type has a rotor, a line spool coaxial with the rotor, a bail for winding a line onto the spool and a detachable trigger mechanism. Two attachments are provided on the rotor. Two mounting elements supporting th... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5022605 | Detachable trigger mechanism in an open-face fishing reel of the fixed-spool type An open-face fishing reel of the fixed-spool type has a rotor, a line spool, a bail for winding a line onto the line spool, and a detachable trigger mechanism. Two mounting elements supporting the bail are so rotatably mounted each on one attachment on th... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4932616 | Bail release mechanism for a spinning fishing reel A bail release mechanism for a spinning fishing reel having a spring guided by a drive shoe having no fixed pivot to drive a bail support arm from an open-bail position to a closed-bail position. A ramp integral with a bearing cover on the reel drives a t... | 06/12/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4921188 | Spinning-type fishing reels with improved line handling Spinning-type fishing reels that do not require contact of a user's finger with the fishing line during manipulation of the reel's bail from a closed, line holding to an opened, line casting position comprise a line retention device linked into a trigger ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4898339 | Bail reversing structure for fishing spinning reels A bail reversing structure, in which a working portion of an operating lever is positioned on the rear side of a pivotably supported portion thereof with a contact surface of a locking projection of an arm lever formed arcuately facing a pivotably connect... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4824040 | Quick bail opening system for fishing reel A spinning reel is disclosed and has a housing with a center shaft upon which a spool is mounted for holding a fishing line. A handle and gear train assembly are provided for rotatably driving a rotor which is coaxially mounted on the shaft. The rotor has... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4792106 | Magnetic bail The invention comprehends an improvement in a spinning style fishing reel of the type having a line-carrying spool, a rotor housing, a crank handle for rotating the rotor housing about an axis, a bail carried on a bail arm, and structure mounting the bail... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4747559 | Bail arm turning-over device for a fishing reel The device includes a turnover lever mounted on the side surface of a first mounting arm supporting the bail arm. A second shaft extends perpendicularly to a first shaft by which the support for the bail arm is pivoted on the top surface of the first moun... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4705228 | Spinning reel having improved bail arm mechanism A spinning-type fishing reel having an improved bail changeover mechanism providing a light weight and simple reel construction while achieving high reliability and eliminating sources of line tangle. A bail arm is pivoted on a pair of opposed arms provid... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4676450 | Quick bail opening system for fishing reel A spinning reel is disclosed and has a housing with a center shaft upon which a spool is mounted for holding a fishing line. A handle and gear train assembly are provided for rotatably driving a rotor which is coaxially mounted on the shaft. The rotor has... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4535952 | Bail operating mechanism for fishing reels The present invention relates to fishing reels of the type having a crank-operated rotor supporting a bail pivotable thereon between a position for winding up the fishing line on the line spool and an open position for permitting the fishing line to run o... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4427161 | Bail arm turning device for fishing spinning reel A bail arm turning device for fishing spinning reel, improved to permit an easy turning of a bail arm from winding position to releasing position simply by lifting a lever by the forefinger of the hand holding the rod. The device has a crank rotatably sec... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4389027 | Bail arm reversing device fishing spinning reels A bail arm reversing device comprises a rotor provided with a pair of diametrically opposing arms, a bail arm with both ends rotatably supported by the pair of arms in eccentric relation with respect to an axis of the rotor, a torsion spring for selective... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4350312 | Fishing reel A single lever control operable with a single finger of the same hand holding the fishing reel and fishing pole. A mechanical double monostable toggle forming a single assembly for pivoting a line guide of the fishing reel. The line guide is received by i... | 09/21/1982 |
