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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6585182 | Ratcheted hand held fishing reel A hand held fishing reel with an outer reel assembly with a wound line that is releasable when the reel's plane is turned substantially perpendicular to the line and it is locked when its plane is aligned with the line. A ratchet mechanism permits a user ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581864 | Ceramic clutch assembly for baitcast fishing reel In a baitcast type fishing reel, there is provided a unitary cylindrical ceramic member secured about the crankshaft of the reel, the ceramic member having a sleeve portion extending through a one-way clutch. The ceramic member may include one or more sub... | 06/24/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6152389 | Fishing reel clutch A clutch assembly for a fishing reel. In one embodiment, the inventive clutch assembly comprises: a clutch shell having a cylindrical exterior wall; a clutch contained in the clutch shell; a reel cover having a cylindrical cavity provided therein for rece... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6076640 | Fishing reel with dynamic drag A dynamic drag for a fishing reel. The drag has a brake rotor and a brake pad moveable into engagement with the rotor, and a pivotally mounted eccentric engaging the brake pad to force it frictionally against the rotor. In one embodiment the eccentric is ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5921492 | Large arbor fishing reel embodying recessed drag control knob and zero backlash drag engagement clutch A fly fishing reel having a large diameter arbor wall defining a large diameter recess within the spool within which recess are contained support structure for rotatably supporting the spool, and a digitally manipulable drag adjustment knob rotatably actu... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5690288 | Dual bearing type fishing reel having a one-way clutch mounted radially outward of the spool In a dual bearing type reel, a one way clutch (38) is disposed so that the compactness and the balance of the reel are improved. The dual bearing type reel includes a spool (30) supported for rotation by a reel body between left and right side plates (14L... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5505396 | Rotatable-spool fishing reels A rotatable-spool fishing reel has an arrangement such as a brake or clicker for influencing the rotation of the spool. A unidirectional coupling is provided between the line spool and the brake or clicker arrangement, so that the arrangement influences t... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5312063 | Stopper apparatus for a spinning reel A stopper apparatus for a spinning reel has a first stopper mechanism for stopping a rotary frame in a fixed phase, a second stopper mechanism for stopping the rotary frame in a plurality of phases, and a stopper switching mechanism for switching the firs... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5201870 | Reverse stop rachet and pawl for a fishing reel A reverse stop ratchet and pawl for a fishing reel including a ratchet wheel mounted on a bridge sleeve to which a crank handle is secured for clockwise rotation, and at least one pawl of a specific new configuration to engage specifically complementary c... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5178343 | Change speed apparatus for a fishing reel A change speed apparatus for a fishing reel comprises a plurality of sun gears having different numbers of teeth, an input shaft carrying one of the sun gears and rotatable by a handle, an output shaft connected to a spool and carrying the other sun gear,... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5139214 | Anti-reverse mechanism for use in fishing reel A fishing reel including a take-up member for taking up a fishing line about a spool and an anti-reverse mechanism. The anti-reverse mechanism has a stopper gear for restricting rotation of the take-up member in a direction for feeding the fishing line, a... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5042741 | Mechanism for preventing rotor from rotating in reverse direction A reverse rotation preventing mechanism for a fishing spinning reel having a reel body, a rotor, and a main shaft, comprises a ratchet wheel mounted on the rotor within the forward recessed portion of the rotor, and a stop pawl selectively engaging with t... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5037039 | Drag braking force measuring mechanism for double-bearing fishing reel A double bearing fishing reel in which an elastic member is interposed between a braking force acting member subjected to the braking action exerted by a drag mechanism and a braking force non-acting member relative-rotatable with respect to the braking f... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5020738 | Fishing reel anti-reverse mechanism A fishing reel has an anti-reverse mechanism for preventing a rotary member such as a spool, rotor, etc. from being undesirably rotated by the pulling force acting in the direction in which the fishing line is unwound. The anti-reverse mechanism is compri... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4923141 | Spinning reel having reverse rotation preventing mechanism A spinning reel having a reverse rotation preventing mechanism for selectively preventing the reverse rotation of the rotor of the reel in which the amount of protrusion of an operating lever for setting the rotation preventing state is reduced. A rocker ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4651949 | Fishing reel A fishing reel includes a spool having a pair of flanges and a drag disc which are disposed opposite to each other, with a contact plate interposed between the spool flange and the drag disc. One of the spool and drag disc is moved axially with respect to... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4560118 | Drive mechanism for fishing reel A drive mechanism for fishing reels is disclosed which includes a spool supported on bearings and a shaft, carried in spaced side plates of a reel frame. The reel includes a cam operated brake mechanism which includes a plurality of stops, with an axially... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4516741 | Spool braking device for double-bearing fishing reel The present invention provides a spool braking device for a double-bearing of fishing reel in which a lever for the fine adjustment of the spool braking force is provided on the same spool shaft as that of a lever for the coarse adjustment of the braking ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4482105 | Fishing reel A fishing reel which is so constructed that a spool shaft having a spool is journalled to a frame having first and second side plates opposite to each other at a regular interval, and a support shaft fixed to the first side plate supports a drive mechanis... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4422600 | Fishing reel This invention relates to a fishing reel which has free spooling, variable drag, and lock up action controlled by an exterior lever. The lever is cammed to a draw rod, which, in turn, through a floating contact, pins journalled through the reel housing, a... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4352474 | Drag control for fishing reels A fishing reel of the fly fishing type is disclosed herein having a supporting frame provided with a stub shaft for rotatably mounting of a ratchet shaft having a toothed flange carried on one end. A fishing line storage spool is carried on the ratchet sh... | 10/05/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4049217 | Fishing reel drive mechanism A fly reel having a removable spool and a cup-shaped frame with the drive operating components being mounted on the bottom of the cup-shaped frame. The drive features a one-way stepped up direct drive transmission and brake subassembly suited to effect di... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3997130 | Fishing reels A game fishing reel of the multiplying type has a spool for fishing line rotatably mounted on a shaft supported between two end housings moulded from thermosetting plastic. A winding handle is mounted on one of the end housings and is arranged to rotate t... | 12/14/1976 |
