Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Reeling device – Fishing rod reel
Patent
1988-12-06
1989-07-18
Levy, Stuart S.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Reeling device
Fishing rod reel
A01K 8902
Patent
active
048486965
ABSTRACT:
An adapter for a spinning-type fishing reel which replaces its existing "star" drag adjustment nut positioned on its main shaft at the front end of the reel against its spool. The adapter includes a cam lock and flat disc. The disc has a central aperture sized to slidably fit onto the main shaft of the reel and against the drag device of the reel, the drag device structured by axial pressure against the spool to vary resistance to rotation of the spool. The cam lock includes a mounting tube and a cam pivotally connected thereto. The mounting tube has longitudinal threads for rotating engagement and axial adjustment on the main shaft. With the disc positioned between the cam lock and against the drag device, the cam, having at least two pivotal positions with respect to the mounting tube, provides at least two different resistances to spool rotation simply by quickly pivoting the cam to one of its positions. The lesser resistance is adjustable to provide a desired "free spooling" of the fishing line from the spool when the reel's bail is in its closed position. A free spool nut jam may also be provided to insure a broader range of adjustability of the resistance to spool rotation between a normal drag setting and any desired, lesser "free spooling" drag setting.
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Levy Stuart S.
Matecki Katherine
Prescott Charles J.
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