Fishing reel with a bail arm unit

Details Fishing reel with a bail arm unit Fishing reel with a bail arm unit

2002-02-13

2003-11-11

Matecki, Kathy (Department: 3654)

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Reeling device

Fishing rod reel

C242S232000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06644578

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a fishing reel, and more particularly to a fishing reel, which includes a bail arm unit that serves to guide winding of a fishline around a spool.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional spinning-type fishing reel is shown to include a main body
1
, a rotating wheel unit
2
that is disposed rotatably on the main body
1
, a spool
3
that is disposed movably on the main body
1
, a bail arm unit
4
that is disposed rotatably on the rotating wheel unit
2
, and a positioning spring unit
5
for biasing the bail arm unit
4
to a throwing position and a winding position. The main body
1
includes a positioning rod
101
, and a handle
102
that is disposed rotatably on the positioning rod
101
. When the handle
102
is actuated, the rotating wheel unit
2
rotates about a rotating axis (L
1
), and the spool
3
reciprocates relative to the main body
1
. The rotating wheel unit
2
includes a cylindrical body
201
, and two bail-supporting portions
202
that are disposed respectively and fixedly on two opposite sides of the body
201
. Each of the bail-supporting portions
202
has an accommodating space
203
that is defined within a surrounding wall
204
and that has a flat bottom wall
205
, a cap
206
that is mounted sealingly on the surrounding wall
204
, and an internally threaded post
207
that extends integrally from the bottom wall
205
. The bail arm unit
4
includes two support members
401
that are connected respectively to the bail-supporting portions
202
of the rotating wheel unit
2
, a bail arm member
402
, and two bolts
403
. Each of the support members
401
has a base portion
404
that is connected rotatably to the respective post
207
so as to permit rotation of the base portion
404
about the axis (L
2
) of the bolts
403
, which is perpendicular to the rotating axis (L
1
), and a connecting head portion
405
. The bail arm member
402
interconnects the connecting head portions
405
of the support members
401
. The positioning spring unit
5
is disposed within the accommodating space
203
in one of the bail-supporting portions
202
, and includes a spring
501
, and a fastening piece
502
for connecting the spring
501
to the base portion
404
of the corresponding support member
401
. As such, gaps (I) are formed between the caps
206
and the base portions
404
of the support members
401
. When a fishline is wound around the spool
3
, it may slip into the gaps (I), thereby hindering smooth winding operation of the fishing reel.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of this invention is to provide a fishing reel, which can prevent movement of a fishline into any gap formed between a bail arm unit and a rotating wheel unit during winding operation of the fishing reel.
According to this invention, a fishing reel includes a rotating wheel unit rotatable on a main body about a rotating axis, and a bail arm unit. The rotating wheel unit has two U-shaped bail-supporting portions, each of which is formed with two parallel inner surfaces that define a socket therebetween and that are parallel to the rotating axis. The bail arm unit includes two support members, each of which has a base portion and a connecting head portion, and a bail arm member for interconnecting the connecting head portions. The base portions of the support members are disposed respectively and pivotally within the sockets in the rotating wheel unit. Each of the base portions has two opposite side surfaces that are parallel to and that abut respectively against the inner surfaces of the corresponding bail-supporting portion. Because the side surfaces of the support members and the inner surfaces of the rotating wheel unit are parallel to the rotating axis, a fishline can be prevented from moving into gaps formed between the inner surfaces and the side surfaces during winding operation of the fishing reel.


REFERENCES:
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patent: 5988546 (1999-11-01), Young
patent: 6050511 (2000-04-01), Katayama et al.
patent: 6176447 (2001-01-01), Yamaguchi et al.

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