Fishing reel

Details Fishing reel Fishing reel

1994-10-26

1996-06-11

Hail, III, Joseph J.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Reeling device

Fishing rod reel

33707, 242224, 242305, H01K 8901

Patent

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055248314

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for use with a fishing reel for indicating line travel during line payout from the reel. The apparatus preferrably comprises a light source coupled with the reel, a light sensor optically coupled with the light source, and an indicating means coupled with the light sensor. The light source and the light sensor are oriented appropriately that the optical coupling is interrupted or made as the line pays out from the reel. The light source is an active light source fixedly mounted with respect to the spool, and the light sensor is mounted substantially adjacent the light source.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2619559 (1952-11-01), Schenkel
patent: 4402470 (1983-09-01), Hamayasu
patent: 4790492 (1988-12-01), Atobe
patent: 4874140 (1989-10-01), Hitomi
patent: 5345691 (1994-09-01), Falk et al.

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