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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721987 | Roller clutch A roller clutch arranged to transmit rotation in only one direction includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of rollers, a retainer, a cam surface, and a plurality of spring members. The inner ring is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer r... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7406752 | Stretching means for filiform elements A stretching device for filiform elements comprises a main body member (1) having ends, with one of the ends having a connection opening (2) and the opposite end of the plate member having a rotating mounting opening (3) in the rotating mounting... | 08/05/2008 |
| 6942171 | Fishing reel A fishing reel has a spool with a spindle and the spindle has a retaining portion to be engaged and disengaged with a slot of a gear rod. The retaining portion is provided with two guiding faces. While the spool is rotating in high speed, the retaining portion has i... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6270028 | Baitcast fishing reel with spool free mechanism A fishing reel wherein is incorporated a spool free mechanism comprising: a crank handle nonrotatably secured to a crankshaft which rotates a drive gear. A mating pinion gear includes an inner shoulder and an outer shoulder which are supported by bearings... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5954285 | Driving arrangement for a motorized fishing reel A driving arrangement for a motorized fishing reel has a first or driving gear, a second larger gear, a third or pinion gear, and a fourth gear. The driving gear is mounted to and driven by a shaft of a motor. The second gear is meshed with and driven by ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5921490 | Bait casting reel with parallel connected clutch operating levers A double-bearing reel is equipped with a reel main body, which has a pair of side plates, a spool, a handle, a rotation transmitting mechanism which transmits the rotational force of the handle to the spool, a clutch mechanism which is used for the transm... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5810273 | Antijamming mechanism for a fishing reel A fishing reel having a frame, a line carrying spool, first structure for mounting the line carrying spool to the frame for rotation about a first axis, and a reel operating mechanism that is placeable selectively in a) a cast state and b) a retrieve stat... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5305967 | Control mechanism for bait-casting reel A fishing reel having a spool for taking up a line between a pair of side cases, a control member for setting the spool freely rotatable. The control member is so disposed as to move along a path in parallel with inner wall members of the respective side ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5228639 | Fishing reel with clutch control member A fishing reel having a spool rotatable for winding a fishing line thereabout, a clutch for freely setting a revolution of the spool and a clutch control member for operating the clutch. The clutch control member is movable up and down as the reel is atta... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5158245 | Fishing reel of the multiplier type A fishing reel of the multiplier type has a frame and a shaft extending through the frame and carrying a rotatable line spool. A clutch member is mounted on the shaft to be shifted between a coupling position, in which it engages the line spool for rotati... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4796831 | Multiplier fly casting reel with anti-reversing mechanism A multiplier or multiple-action fly casting reel incorporates an anti-reverse mechanism so that when line is withdrawn from the reel, the crank handle becomes disengaged from the spool, but when withdrawal of line ceases, the handle and spool automaticall... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4421285 | Fishing reel A fishing reel is disclosed as comprising a spool shaft having a spool supported to a reel body which has a pair of side walls opposite to each other, a pinion supported axially slidably and rotatably to said spool shaft, and a clutch provided between the... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4344587 | Automatic motorized fishing reel The present invention relates to an automatic motorized fishing reel which includes a frame and a spool rotatably coupled thereto for receiving and storing fishing line thereon. An electrical motor is coupled to the frame for rotating the spool in a direc... | 08/17/1982 |
