Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Reeling device – Fishing rod reel
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-30
2007-01-30
Marcelo, Emmanuel (Department: 3654)
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Reeling device
Fishing rod reel
C242S295000, C242S306000, C242S318000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11376058
ABSTRACT:
A fishing reel including a housing having a central hub and a main shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the main shaft being non-rotatably fixed to the central hub at its proximal end. A spool having a central recess is releasably secured to the main shaft distal end and a one-way clutch having a central bore is non-rotatably received in the central recess. The reel also includes a drag assembly with a drag housing having a drag surface and a central aperture, the drag housing being fixed to the central hub of the housing such that a drag cavity is formed therebetween. A sleeve extends along the main shaft and has a first portion received in the central bore of the one-way clutch and a second portion extending into the drag cavity. A first drag washer is disposed in the drag cavity and non-rotatably fixed to the second portion of the sleeve and a drag knob is rotatably secured to the housing. Rotation of the drag knob in a first direction urges the drag washer axially along the sleeve toward the drag surface and increases rotational frictional force on the first drag washer. Rotation of the drag knob in a second direction reduces rotational frictional force exerted on said first drag washer.
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Langdon Evan H.
Marcelo Emmanuel
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Shakespeare Company LLC
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