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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419113 | Drag device for spinning reel A drag mechanism includes a first drag unit, a second drag unit and a switching mechanism. The first drag unit brakes a spool shaft of a spool. The first drag unit includes a first drag knob that is immovable in a back and forth direction and rotatably mounted on an... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401748 | Spool assembly for spinning reel An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily attach a sound producing mechanism to a spool of a spinning reel and to compactly dispose the spool. An annular attachment member to which a hitting member of a sound producing mechanism is attached... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7226013 | Fishing reel having improved pay out clicking mechanism A fishing reel includes a clicking mechanism that produces an audible indication when fishing line is payed out from a rotatable line spool. The audible indication is created by the interaction of a clicking member and a flexibly mounted tab. The clicking mechanism ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7175121 | Spinning reel sounding mechanism A second sounding mechanism includes a first member, a plurality of concave/convex portions that are formed on an inner peripheral surface of the first member to be spaced apart in the circumferential direction, a second member that is non-rotatably mounted on a spo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7104485 | Spinning-reel sounding mechanism A spinning-reel sounding mechanism for emitting sound when a spool spins in a fishing-line reel-out direction includes a spool shaft, an annular member, a tubular first sounding part, a second sounding part and a rotation-restricting member. The annular member is no... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971601 | Spinning reel sound producing mechanism A sound producing mechanism for a spinning reel includes a first sound producing portion that is coupled to a spool shaft and has an attachment portion and a plurality of saw tooth portions that are formed in a saw tooth shape circumferentially apart on an outer per... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957788 | Sound generating mechanism for a fishing reel A sound generating mechanism 60 includes a sounding member 61, a retaining member 62, a sounding pin 64, and a coil spring 65. The sounding member 61 includes a disk portion 61a formed into a ring shape, a plur... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6854677 | Spinning-reel sounding mechanism A sounding mechanism includes: a mount part mounted onto a rear end portion of a bobbin trunk portion and made of a synthetic resin; a disk member non-rotatably fastened to the spool shaft at the rear of the bobbin trunk portion; a pawl member mounted to the mount p... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6056223 | Drag mounted spring for spin-cast reels A spool rotational alert spring mounted to a disk drag, for use in a fishing reel of the spin-cast type, having a body with a fixed hub for supporting a line carrying spool. The disk drag supported non-rotatably on the hub is a unitary device that perform... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6010087 | Snap-on cap A fly fishing reel is disclosed which allows for a simplified construction allowing for reversibility of the drag effect on a spool to facilitate left- or right-hand operation without disassembling small parts which can be lost in the boat. The spool stru... | 01/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5857632 | Casting fishing reel with torque converter and clutch A casting reel is provided with a stationery reel spindle having a clutch cavity. A clutch assembly having a draw bar and a plurality of spring washers and a clutch plate is contained within the clutch cavity. A torque converter having a first race and a ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5713792 | Fishing game device and a simulated fishing reel The present invention relates to a fishing game device. The device comprises line take-up means rotatable forward and reverse; a fishing rod, to a distal end of which is fixed a fishing line fed from the line take-up means; a simulated reel attached to a ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5297758 | Fishing reel with click sound generator A fishing reel with a click sound generator. The reel includes a pair of side frames, a spool rotatably fitted on a support shaft extending between the side frames and a level wind mechanism disposed radially outside the spool and including a drive shaft ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5022606 | Click sound generator for fishing reel A click sound generator for a fishing reel includes a clicking claw and a clicking toothed gear in order to generate a click sound. The clicking claw is arranged in engagement with the clicking toothed gear. The click sound generator of the present invent... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4943012 | Double bearing fishing reel In a double bearing fishing reel, one end portion of the spool shaft rotatably supported between the right and left side frames of the reel body in such a manner as to be rotated with the handle is extended through a bearing hole formed in a male-threaded... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4728054 | Fishing reel A fishing reel having independent reeling and unreeling modes is described. The reel has a spindle which coacts with a ratchet and a pawl for reeling, while a spool positioned on the spindle may be rotated counter to the reeling direction of the spindle a... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4695009 | Bait alert for spin cast reel The structure is intended for incorporation into a conventional type fishing reel having a spool for retaining a supply of line, a crank handle and a drive train operable through the crank handle to direct line onto the spool. The drive train has at least... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4673143 | Hand-held fishing reel A hand-held fishing reel having a line spool rotatably mounted on a frame and a handle extending from the frame outward from the spool's rotational axis to enable the user to hold the handle in one hand above the frame and behind the spool's rotational ax... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4570878 | Clutch and brake for a fishing reel A fishing reel which comprises a spool carried by a spool shaft rotatably supported between a first and second side frames, a driving mechanism for driving the spool shaft, a clutch mechanism for controlling the coupling and uncoupling of the driving mech... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4549702 | Drag for spinning reel Skirted style and conventional style spinning reels are provided with a positive drag applying mechanism that operates directly on both sides of the line spool. The drag mechanism includes friction means acting on one axial surface of the spool and a seco... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4515325 | Fly reel A fly reel is provided with a pivotable brake structure and a roller clutch between the brake and the spool. A clicking sound generating mechanism is provided which is operable to generate a sound when the spool is rotated in either the pay-out or winding... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4428139 | Trolling apparatus Trolling apparatus is disclosed for controlled depth trolling which includes a spring urged pin which can be turned to an "on" position where it is retained so that the pin can be successively engaged by members on the spool to provide an audible sound wh... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4249706 | Open face spinning reel An improved open face spinning reel including a conventional spinning reel with a head spanned by conventional bail, the head including a spool and a conventional shaft, the shaft having an upper end which is journaled for rotation in the head with the sp... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4168041 | Fly fishing reel A fly fishing reel with a means on the shaft of the line spool between the brake disc and the clutch member, said means cooperating with the brake disc and clutch member in such a way during line pull-out and line retrieval that a click signal is produced... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4163528 | Spinning reel A spinning reel for fishing in which a ratchet for inhibiting reverse motion of the rotor and a click gear are provided separately in a sleeve mounted with a rotor, and a holding piece designed to hold both sides of said ratchet is provided to a pawl enga... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4162049 | Fishing reel apparatus A fishing reel for storing, retrieving and controlling the withdraw of fishing line from the fishing reel has support spindle means rotatably mounted with respect to a reel frame for supporting and mounting a line spool, means for preventing relative rota... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4088279 | Click signal device for a fishing reel This invention relates to a click signal device for a fishing reel, said device comprising a toothed wheel, a click signal producing pivotable pawl, a return spring mechanism and a pivotable lever. The pawl is pivotable by the action of the toothed wheel ... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4087058 | Spinning reel with separate anti-reversal and clicking mechanisms A spinning reel having jointly controlled but separate anti-reversal and clicking mechanisms of simple and improved construction. The clicking mechanism thereby provides an audible clicking sound to indicate that the anti-reversal mechanism is engaged whe... | 05/02/1978 |
| 3993267 | Fishing reels A fishing reel with a sliding clutch, in which the friction material is protected against overheating by streams of cooling air in order to increase its life and safety of function. One of the coupling disks is connected with a fan wheel carried by the sp... | 11/23/1976 |
