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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7784725 | Reverse prevention mechanism for lever drag reel A reverse prevention mechanism is configured to prevent reverse rotation of a drag disk, in a line-releasing direction, when braking a spool. The reverse prevention mechanism includes a rotation member, a pawl member, and an urging member. The rotation member includ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7420017 | Process for producing fluorocopolymer A process for preparing a fluorine-containing copolymer by an emulsion polymerization method in the presence of aqueous ammonia as a pH modifier, and a molded article obtainable by melt molding or crosslinking molding the fluorine-containing copolymer. In preparing ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7290727 | Closed face reel In a first embodiment of the present invention, a fishing line latching member can be returned from the fishing line releasable state (clutch OFF) to the fishing line windable state (clutch ON) simply by operating a return operation member, without rotatably operati... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284745 | Portable raising and lowering device and equipment therefor A raising and lowering device, particularly suitable for incapacitated human or animal patients. The device includes a load carrying support having at least one elongated arm including a proximal end section and distal end section. The arm is pivotable on the device... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7226038 | Load arrestor, lifting system and method A load arrestor for use in conjunction with a primary lift, the load arrestor comprising a spool about which winds a safety line attached to a load supported at least in part by the primary lift, a lock mechanism comprising a lock plate connected to and rotatable wi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216825 | Fishing reel A fishing reel includes: a reel body attachable to a fishing rod; a spool rotatably supported by the reel body; a handle disposed at a side portion of the reel body for rotating the spool to winding a fishing line on the spool; and an auxiliary operating member for ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198219 | Fishing reel transmission Fishing reel control apparatus, comprising a pulley carried for rotation in opposite directions; a ratchet wheel carried for rotation; a spring wire wrapped about a portion of the pulley and having a projecting end; a pivoted dog connected to the wire end so that en... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128287 | Fishing reel A fishing reel includes a housing, a handle mounted on the housing by an axle, a spool rotatably mounted on the housing, a transmission gear having multiple ratchets mounted at one end of the spool, a power transmitting device for transmitting power from the axle to... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6997295 | Clutch having elements capable of independent operation A freewheeling clutch includes torque transmitting elements disposed between an inner race and an outer race. The elements include active surfaces that may be defined by an angularly variable radius of curvature that varies with respect to roll angle at an increasin... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959887 | Spool for dual-bearing reel A spool for a dual-bearing reel that allows accurate casting to be performed is provided. A spool includes a tubular bobbin trunk, and flange portions that project radially outward on both sides of the bobbin trunk. The flange portions include inner flange portions ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6932291 | Spinning reel A spinning reel includes a hollow reel body having an axle hole, a transverse hole and an opening. The reel body has a connection portion to couple the reel body to a fishing rod. A drive mechanism is mounted inside the reel body and has an input portion running out... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6843439 | Anti-reverse bail control A spinning reel has a rotor assembly that is rotatable about the axis of a spool used to store fishing line. The rotor assembly contains a pivotable bail system which can be open or closed, to facilitate casting and retrieving, respectively, of the fishing line. The... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6644579 | Fishing reel rotor with one-way brake assembly A fishing reel rotor includes an annular bearing seat secured to a mounting member and disposed around a driving rod. An outer brake ring is disposed fixedly within the bearing seat, and is disposed around a roller-positioning member, which is sleeved rot... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6634586 | Anti-reversional mechanism for trolling reel An anti-reversional mechanism for a trolling reel is to provide a ratchet wheel on a pressing wheel of the trolling reel, and two pawl members detachably engaged with the ratchet wheel for preventing the pressing wheel from reversional rotation. Each of t... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6517021 | Dual-bearing reel anti-reverse mechanism Anti-reverse mechanism furnished with graspers that under friction with the ratchet wheel urge the ratchet pawls, to keep the graspers from being deformed when the spool shaft is removed/attached. The anti-reverse mechanism 9, for drag operation in a dual... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6499683 | Spinning reel for fishing In a spinning reel for fishing, there is provided a recess (1c) in the leg section (1b) having the fishing rod attaching section (1a) of the reel body (1), and also there is provided a recess (1d) in the reel body (1). The lever-shaped change-over member ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6481656 | Reverse rotation preventing apparatus for a spinning reel Disclosed is a reverse rotation preventing apparatus for a fishing reel, which is capable of allowing a handle of a spinning reel to be rotated in a forward direction to wind a fishing line, capable of preventing the handle from being rotated in a backwar... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6457662 | Rotor drive device and its spinning reel housing A spinning reel rotor drive device that keeps thrust force from acting upon the one-way clutch. The rotor drive device 5 for a spinning reel drives a rotor in the reeling direction according to the rotation of a handle rotatably supported on a reel unit, ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6431482 | Dual-bearing reel spool-locking mechanism Dual-bearing reel spool-locking mechanism unlikely to break or deform even when acted upon by abnormal force. The dual-bearing reel spool-locking mechanism (8) locks a spool (3), flanged endwise with a pair of flanges (3b) and fitted to the dual-bearing-r... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6273351 | Spinning reversal preventive mechanism for a reel for fishing A spinning reel for fishing includes a rotor rotatably supported in a reel body, a drive mechanism for driving the rotor by operating a handle mounted on the reel body, a first reversal preventive mechanism for preventing the rotor from rotating in the di... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6216969 | Fishing reel with anti-reverse mechanism A fishing reel has an anti-reverse mechanism for preventing a reel spool or other rotary member from being undesirably rotated by pulling force acting in the direction in which the fishing line is unwound. The anti-reverse mechanism is provided with a one... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6123280 | Fishing reel switchable stepless anti-reverse mechanism with plunger locator A switchable anti-reverse mechanism for a fishing reel having an inner assembly which is fixedly mounted to the pinion of the fishing reel. The front end portion of the inner assembly is mounted to the rotor of the fishing reel. An outer assembly includes... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6116531 | Fishing reel drag mechanism A fishing reel drag mechanism includes a spool for a fishing line, a brake drum attached coaxially to the spool, and a resilient circular brake shoe positioned inside the brake drum. The outer diameter of the brake shoe is slightly smaller than the inner ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113018 | Reversal preventive device A rolling member fitted into a guide recess and capable of performing a wedge action on a collar of a rotary quill is held by an annular holder in such a manner that the longitudinal movement of the rolling member can be restricted and the outside of the ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6095008 | Face gear for spinning reel A spinning reel master gear 11 (face gear) is a gear provided on a handle shaft 10 of a spinning reel, and comprises a circular plate 11a, and a tooth ring 11b manufactured of zinc alloy that is formed by a post-molded insert process on the perimeter of t... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6073870 | Spinning reel having a rolling type one-way clutch disposed between two front bearing supports A spinning reel for fishing includes: a cylindrical drive shaft into which a spool shaft is inserted, rotated being linked with a handle; a front and a rear bearing to rotatably support the cylindrical drive shaft, arranged in a support section formed on ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6056222 | Spinning reel anti-reverse device A device for preventing the reverse rotation of a spinning reel includes: an outer ring having an outer circumferential portion; an inner ring which is capable of rotating relative to the outer ring; a plurality of rollers which are installed between the ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6050512 | Uni-directional clutch bearing with on/off switching function A clutch bearing for preventing reverse rotation of a bushing received within the bearing includes a housing having a plurality of recesses, each recess having a shallow portion and a deep portion, an insert member disposed within the housing and having a... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6019301 | Spinning reel anti-reverse device A device for preventing the reverse rotation of a spinning reel includes: an outer ring having an outer circumferential portion; an inner ring which is capable of rotating relative to the outer ring; a plurality of rollers which are installed between the ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6007012 | Fishing reel having a reversal preventative mechanism The fishing reel comprises: a fishing line take-up drive mechanism (16) which is disposed in a reel main body (12) and drives a spool (10) so that the spool (10) takes up a fishing line therearound; a reversal preventive mechanism (18) which is disposed i... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5950948 | Coil spring anti-reverse mechanism for a fishing reel An anti-reverse mechanism that is adaptable to have application in a majority of conventional fishing reel designs and configurations. More particularly, a coil-spring, anti-reverse mechanism that acts upon certain standard components of a drive train in ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5931399 | Fishing reel anti-reverse mechanism An anti-reverse apparatus for a fishing reel comprising: (a) a ratchet member mounted on a main operating shaft of the fishing reel and (b) an engaging structure incorporated in a crankshaft assembly of the fishing reel. The engaging structure is operable... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927630 | Fishing reel A fishing reel includes: a reel main body; a rotary drive shaft being rotatable in association with a handle; and a one-way clutch of a rolling type for allowing the rotary drive shaft to rotate in one direction and prohibitng the rotary drive shaft from ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5918825 | Reversal preventive device A rolling member fitted into a guide recess and capable of performing a wedge action on a collar of a rotary quill is held by an annular holder in such a manner that the longitudinal movement of the rolling member can be restricted and the outside of the ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5878972 | Release preventing device for fishing reel A release preventing device for a fishing reel provided with a one-way clutch that allows a rotating body, such as the spool of a double-bearing type fishing reel and the rotor of a spinning reel, to rotate in one direction but restricts rotation of that ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5871165 | Spinning reel for fishing A spinning reel for fishing includes: a cylindrical drive shaft into which a spool shaft is inserted, rotated being linked with a handle; a front and a rear bearing to rotatably support the cylindrical drive shaft, arranged in a support section formed on ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5820053 | Spinning reel for fishing having a mechanism for securing the spool during fishline casting In a spinning reel for fishing, by moving an actuator in accordance with an operation to move a bail support member from a fishing line retrieving position to a fishing line casting position, a cam surface of the actuator contacts with a cam surface of a ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 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 |
