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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7762489 | Spool for spinning reel A spool for a spinning reel is attached to a non-circular portion formed on a tip of a spool shaft. The spool shaft moves back and forth but is prevented from rotating with respect to a reel unit. The spool includes a spool unit and a bearing member. The spool unit ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7314192 | Spinning reel A spinning reel has a reel main unit, a spool shaft and a pinion gear. The pinion gear has a frontward section, an intermediate section and a rearward section. The intermediate section and the rearward section are supported in a freely rotatable manner in the reel m... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278599 | Double disc brake for brake pads of fishing reel A double disc brake for a fishing reel, comprising in combination a fishing reel assembly having a pin axle, acting as a stop and/or drive, two rotatable discs carried by the pin to rotate therewith, as fishing line is wound or payed out, said discs located proximat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7178752 | Crank handle for spinning reel A crank handle for a spinning reel includes an axle inserted through a base, an bush mounted on the axle inside the base and having two cut faces, a retaining member, which has an axial hole for receiving the axle and the bush, two notches at one end, and two flat p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7118060 | Rotor for spinning reel A rotor includes a cylindrical portion, a front wall, and first and second rotor arms. The front wall is formed on an inner periphery of the cylindrical portion near its front end. The first and second rotor arms are arranged opposite one another on the sides of the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7077350 | Modular fly fishing reel A modular fly fishing reel includes a frame with a side wall, a generally cylindrical axle cartridge removably mounted in a mounting socket of the frame side wall and also having an outer rotatable axle tube, and a spool having a hub removably secured on the axle tu... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7017845 | Drag material and apparatus for fishing reels A drag mechanism in a fishing reel has a friction material impregnated with a phenolic resin before it is laminated to a drag plate. The material is 30% phenolic coated 99+% carbon fabric. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014135 | Fishing reel A first side cover of a dual bearing reel is fastened by threadedly coupling screws from the inner side of a first side plate to a plurality of cylindrical portions that are attached to the inner surface of the first side cover. Alumite is formed on the aluminum all... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6978957 | Spool support structure for a spinning reel A spool support structure for a spinning includes a bearing, a spool receiving portion, a retaining member, and a wobble prevention member. The bearing mounted on an inner peripheral portion of a spool is mounted on a non-circular portion of a spool shaft via a reta... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976285 | Four-hinged wiper arm for a windshield wiper system The invention relates to a four-hinged wiper arm for a windshield wiper system, especially for an automobile wherein a connecting rod is pivotally connected to a driving arm in a first bearing point and to a control arm in a second bearing point. A hinged part is co... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6938847 | Spool for a fishing reel A spool has a cylindrical body, a central hole and two recesses. The central hole is defined through the cylindrical body to define two openings respectively at two ends of the cylindrical body. The line recesses are defined in the outer surface of the cylindrical b... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6880777 | Spool support structure for a spinning reel A first bearing and a second bearing are mounted on an inner peripheral side of an inner peripheral portion of a bobbin portion. The first bearing and the second bearing are rotatably mounted on a spool shaft a tubular retaining member. An annular member is mounted ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6874718 | Fishing spinning reel A fishing spinning reel includes a spool member surrounding rotatably a spindle for reeling a fishing line, and having front and rear friction walls. Front and rear friction members are mounted on the spindle and respectively have abutment areas to confront and to b... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6851638 | Rotation support structure for dual-bearing reel A rotation support structure for a dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a spool shaft, and fluid bearings. The spool shaft is disposed on an inner circumferential side of the reel unit and can rotate relative to the reel unit. The fluid bearings have a plurality ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848642 | Fishing reel bearing and component support structure Fishing reel bearings curtail deterioration in rotational performance, and improve anti-corrosiveness, as well as make it easier to wash the bearings without incurring internal component corrosion. Dual-bearing reel bearing—a bearing provided between a boss, and a... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6789759 | Spinning reel for fishing A spinning reel for fishing includes: a reel body; a pinion rotated in response to a rotation of a handle; a rotary cylinder shaft integrally rotated with a rotor including a fishing line guide portion, the rotary cylinder shaft being rotatably supported in the reel... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6637690 | Spinning reel for fishing The line roller 23 is rotatably supported on the supporting portion 17 of a supporting member 11 through bearings 25, 27. The bearings are interposed between an inner periphery of the line roller and the supporting portion of a supporting member, arranged... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6607154 | Spool for spinning reel Spool is mounted rotatably via bearings on spool shaft of a spinning-reel, and is furnished with first and second bearing housings, bobbin trunk, and front and rear flanges. At least a part of second bearing housing is made of metal. The bobbin trunk, whi... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6588693 | Fishing reel A fishing reel includes a spool rotatably supported in a bearing arrangement on a spindle unit. The spindle unit is a held-together unit incorporating an elongated spindle and a bearing housing supported on the spindle by at least two spaced apart rolling... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6575392 | Fly fishing reel with a sealing member A fly fishing reel includes a casing having two opposite ends and a peripheral wall extending between and cooperating with the opposite ends to confine an inner space thereamong. A spool is mounted rotatably in the casing and has two opposite flange porti... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550709 | Fly fishing reel with spherical drag system The fly fishing reel of this invention comprises a housing that includes a mounting shoe for attaching the reel to a fishing rod, a hub attached axially to the center of the housing, a spool containing a centrally mounted spindle supported within the hub,... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6511007 | Double-bearing type reel The double-bearing type reel has a spool for winding up a fishing line and a drag mechanism 5 slipping to rotate the spool when a predetermined tension acts on the line wound round the spool. The drag mechanism comprises an outer ring, an inner shaft, a p... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508426 | Fishing reel This invention relates to a fishing reel (10) which comprises a reel body (12), a spool (14) rotatable relative to the reel body, a handle (16) for rotating the spool, and a drive bearing (32) connecting the handle to the spool. The drive bearing (32) is ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6460793 | Dual-bearing reel unit To avoid an odd sensation when gripping a dual-bearing fishing reel unit and to prevent attaching/detaching by mistake, a dual-bearing reel body having: a spool-cranking handle disposed on one side surface and a spool disposed inside, and including a fram... | 10/08/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6394382 | Washer and bearing system for fishing reel A fishing reel having a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame. A first element is one of a) part of the frame and b) mounted on the frame. The operating mechanism has a second element mounted on the frame for guided movement relative to the first ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6286772 | Fly fishing reel with adjustable drag system, removable spool and selectable anti-reverse A fishing reel has a frame adapted for mounting fishing reel to a rod, and a spindle is mounted in anti-reverse mechanism received in the frame for one way rotation with respect to the frame. An axle tube is mounted on the spindle by a drag assembly for a... | 09/11/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6267312 | Large arbor fly fishing reel and drag system A fly fishing reel comprises a large diameter spool having a broad width and a shallow line storage depth. The reel may have an arm-like body and a unique mounting member which, when attached to a fishing rod, positions the perimeter of the spool across a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6224006 | Spinning reel having tapered spool and compact reel body A spinning reel comprises a reel body, a rotor and a spool having a front flange portion. The reel body and the spool are constructed such that a ratio (A/L) of a diameter (A) of the front flange portion of the spool to an axial length (L) of part of the ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6199783 | Spinning reel for fishing having spool support structure In a spinning reel for fishing, a spool shaft having a spool at the end is slidably inserted into a flier shaft rotatably supported by a reel body so that the spool shaft can slide in the axial direction. A protruding sliding guide is formed in one of the... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6176446 | Spinning reel having a water-proof structure Configuration for waterproofing rotary mechanism shafts protruding from the compartments in which they are housed in a spinning reel main unit. In each case the shafts are supported on ball bearings, but in some cases the outer race and its mounting are f... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6150745 | Magnetic system for controlling the position of a fishing reel spool A fishing reel is provided having a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame. The operating mechanism includes a line carrying spool that is mounted on the frame for rotation around a first axis. The frame has first and second frame parts spaced axia... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6089484 | Bushing for fishing reels A bushing for a fishing reel comprising: a body having an aperture therethrough for receiving a shaft such that the shaft is movable in the aperture; a plurality of chamfers extending from the body for securing the bushing in the fishing reel; an exterior... | 07/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6053446 | Drag system for accommodating thermal expansion A drag system for a fishing reel provides thermal expansion of the spool by having an outboard bearing which does not direct any force against the proximate shoulder of the spool.... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6053445 | Fly fishing reel with isolated conical drag A fly fishing reel comprises a large diameter spool having a broad width and a shallow line storage depth. The reel may have an arm-like body and a unique mounting member which, when attached to a fishing rod, positions the perimeter of the spool across a... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6047913 | Double-bearing type fishing reel A protrusion, which has three stepped recesses inside, is formed on an outer surface of a spool cover at the center which is a confronting member of a spool. A thrust bearing is fixedly set in the bottom of the recess, and a bearing is fitted in the reces... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6012666 | Braking apparatus for a baitcasting reel A baitcasting reel comprises a spool which is rotatably supported between a pair of frame plates of a reel frame body or a pair of side plates respectively secured to the frame plates and is connected to a handle through a driving force transmission means... | 01/11/2000 |
