Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Reeling device – Fishing rod reel
Patent
1995-10-30
1997-05-06
Stodola, Daniel P.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Reeling device
Fishing rod reel
242270, 242295, 242303, 242317, A01K 89015
Patent
active
056263031
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention relates to a fly-fishing reel comprising a frame, a shaft fixedly connected to the frame, a line spool rotatable about the shaft, a handle for rotating the line spool in one direction for winding a line thereon, a brake mechanism having two cooperating drag washers for braking the line spool when rotated in the other direction for unwinding the line, an inner sleeve which is rotatably mounted on the shaft and at one end of which is fixed one of the drag washers, and an outer sleeve which is rotatably mounted on the inner sleeve and constitutes a hub non-rotatably connected to the line spool.
A prior-art fly-fishing reel of this type is described in Swedish Patent Specification 8700434-7. In this known fly-fishing reel, the outer sleeve is so mounted on the inner sleeve by means of a free-wheeling bearing that it is freely rotatable, along with the line spool, about the inner sleeve in the winding direction, but is non-rotatably connected to the inner sleeve in the unwinding direction. One of the drag washers is fixed to the shaft, whereas the other drag washer is fixed to the inner sleeve. An adjusting knob is screwed on a threaded end portion of the shaft and serves to press the drag washers against one another. Since the adjusting knob and the handle are located on the same side of the fly-fishing reel, the fisherman is able to operate both the adjusting knob and the handle with one hand, and thus does not have to shift the fishing rod carrying the fly-fishing reel from one hand to the other when fishing.
However, the prior-art fly-fishing reel suffers from certain drawbacks. When the line is pulled out by a fish and is unwound from the line spool, which then rotates against a braking effect suitably varied for playing the fish, also the handle is rotated and may thus be difficult to get hold of and even give the fisherman a rap over the fingers when he is to begin winding the line. When he begins to turn the handle in order to wind the line on the spool, the pay-out of the line is abruptly ended, which may result in a line break. Another drawback is that the fisherman has to switch between operating the handle and operating the adjusting knob when playing the fish.
The object of the present invention is to provide a fly-fishing reel obviating the drawbacks mentioned above.
According to the invention, this object is achieved by a fly-fishing reel which is of the type stated by way of introduction and is characterized in that the inner sleeve is so mounted on the shaft by means of a free-wheeling bearing as to be freely rotatable about the shaft in the winding direction but non-rotatably connected to the shaft in the unwinding direction, that the inner sleeve has an externally threaded portion at its other end, that the outer sleeve is freely rotatable about the inner sleeve in both directions, that the other drag washer is fixed to the outer sleeve, and that an operating sleeve, which is non-rotatably connected to the handle, is screwed on the threaded portion of the inner sleeve in order, when the handle is rotated in the winding direction, to be further screwed on this threaded portion while being axially pressed against the outer sleeve such that the two drag washers are pressed harder against one another.
Preferably, a friction washer is provided between the two drag washers.
In a preferred embodiment, the operating sleeve is retained on the threaded portion of the inner sleeve with the aid of a locking nut means, and the handle is releasably connected to the operating sleeve.
Preferably, the inner sleeve is axially fixed to the shaft by means of a thrust bearing, which is arranged between the frame and the drag washer fixed to the inner sleeve, and a locking washer, which is arranged in a circumferential groove in the shaft and applied against the threaded end portion of the inner sleeve.
The invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawing, showing a longitudinal section of an embodiment of the fly-fishing reel according to the invention.
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REFERENCES:
patent: 2922595 (1960-01-01), Holahan
Marcelo Emmanuel M.
Stodola Daniel P.
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