Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Reeling device – Fishing rod reel
Patent
1997-04-25
1999-09-14
Walsh, Donald P.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Reeling device
Fishing rod reel
242288, 242301, 188181A, 188180, 188184, 188185, 188189, A01K 890155
Patent
active
059509490
ABSTRACT:
A braking apparatus for a fishing reel comprising: a plurality of braking elements; a braking element assembly for retaining the braking elements in radial paths about a rotational axis such that a centrifugal force imparted to the braking elements by rotating the braking elements about the rotational axis will urge the braking elements to move in their radial paths away from the rotational axis toward individual, extended radial positions; a contact member; and a positioning mechanism for selectively positioning the contact member in at least a first location and a second location. When the contact member is positioned in its first location and the braking elements are in their extended radial positions, at least one of the braking elements contacts the contact member. However, when the contact member is positioned in its second location, the one braking element just mentioned cannot contact the contact member, regardless of whether the braking element is in its extended radial position. The braking element assembly used in the inventive apparatus preferably comprises: (a) a housing having the above-mentioned rotational axis extending longitudinally therethrough and having an outer wall positioned around the rotational axis and (b) a plurality of radial slots provided in the housing and having slot openings extending through the outer wall. Preferably, the braking elements are slidably retained in the housing slots at different longitudinal positions along the rotational axis.
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Walsh Donald P.
Zebco Division of Brunswick Corporation
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