Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Reeling device – Fishing rod reel
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-22
2001-03-27
Marcelo, Emmanuel M. (Department: 3653)
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Reeling device
Fishing rod reel
C242S317000, CD22S141000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06206312
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fishing reels and more particularly to a fly fishing reel having a structure for detachably mounting a spool shaft supporting plate oil a reel frame.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In general, the fly fishing reel is used for catching various kinds of fishes such as salmon, muskellunge and trout. Such fish generally weighs at least 2-6 pounds, and thus is expected to escape a long distance away when caught on a fishing hook.
Recently, a multiplier type fly fishing reel has been preferably used, which is able to withdraw a fishing line rapidly after the caught fish escapes a long distance away. As is well known in the art, the multiplier type fly fishing reel has a crank handle, and the ratio of the rotational speed of a spool to that of the crank handle is 2:1 to 4:1. The multiplier type fly fishing reel also includes a spool shaft supporting plate fixed securely to one open side, and a cover plate fixed detachably to the other open side. The cover plate comprises a drive gear and the crank handle rotating the drive gear, U.S. Pat. No. 4,796,831 granted to William G. Shepherd on Jan. 10, 1989 discloses the multiplier type fly reel, having the construction as descrived above.
In the multiplier type fly fishing reel, the cover plate is mounted to a reel frame by engaging a peripheral recess thereof with a protruding stud formed on a mounting reel of the reel frame. Since the cover plate, however, is influenced by the rotation of the crank handle mounted on the side thereof, the cover plate cannot keep a positive engagement with the reel frame.
Moreover, a multiplier type gear cluster with a first gear and a second gear is provided in the open side of the reel fin me where the cover plate is mounted. The first gear engages with a driving gear of the cover plate, and the second gear with a pinion formed onto a spool shaft. Thus, it is difficult to mount the cover plate on the reel frame in a state that the first and the second gears are engaged with tile driving gear and the pinion, respectively,
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems involved in the prior art, and to provide a fly fishing reel capable of easily replacing a spool mounted on a reel frame.
To accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a fly fishing reel having a reel frame, a spool disposed into the reel frame, and a spool shaft supporting plate detachably mounted on one open end of the reel frame, the reel frame comprising a radial guide channel in an inner circumference of the open end, a plurality of recesses formed around the guide channel at predetermined intervals to interrupt the guide channel, and snap portions formed around the guide channel in radial and outward directions between the recesses, The spool shaft supporting plate includes a plurality of plate springs in one side contacting the open end of the reel frame, and each of the plate springs includes a circular head, a fixed portion for preventing a lateral movement of the plate spring, and a resilient neck portion connecting the head to the fixed portion, the head being moved radially and inwardly by an external force, and being returned to an original position as soon as the external force is removed, The plate spring is fixed by first and second bosses provided in an open end of the spool shaft supporting plate. A gap is formed between the first boss and the second boss adjacent to the first boss. The head of the plate spring is protruded diametrically and outwardly from the spool shaft supporting plate through the gap, and moved into the gap if the external force is applied in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
REFERENCES:
patent: 731226 (1903-06-01), Rockwell
patent: 1189232 (1916-07-01), Benjamin
patent: 4796831 (1989-01-01), Sheppard
patent: 5120002 (1992-06-01), Kawai
patent: 5137227 (1992-08-01), Allis et al.
patent: 5149010 (1992-09-01), Bacher
patent: 5370331 (1994-12-01), Sato
patent: 5429318 (1995-07-01), Sato
Marcelo Emmanuel M.
Shin A Sports Co., Ltd.
Welsh & Katz Ltd.
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