U.S. patent application number 10/792507 was filed with the patent office on 2005-09-08 for spool for a fishing reel.
Invention is credited to Yeh, Shih-Yuan.
Application Number | 20050194485 10/792507 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34887627 |
Filed Date | 2005-09-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050194485 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yeh, Shih-Yuan |
September 8, 2005 |
SPOOL FOR A FISHING REEL
Abstract
A spool has a cylindrical body, a central hole and two recesses.
The central hole is defined through the cylindrical body to define
two openings respectively at two ends of the cylindrical body. The
line recesses are defined in the outer surface of the cylindrical
body for two different fishing lines to respectively wound around.
Accordingly, the spool is able to simultaneously receive two kinds
of fishing lines to improve convenience in use.
Inventors: |
Yeh, Shih-Yuan; (Tai-Ping
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
THE MAXHAM FIRM
750 "B" STREET, SUITE 3100
SAN DIEGO
CA
92101
US
|
Family ID: |
34887627 |
Appl. No.: |
10/792507 |
Filed: |
March 2, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
242/322 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01K 89/0111
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
242/322 |
International
Class: |
A01K 089/02 |
Claims
1. A spool for a fishing reel comprising: a cylindrical body with
two ends, an outer surface and a middle portion; a central hole
defined through the cylindrical body to define two openings
respectively at the ends; two line recesses defined in the outer
surface for receiving two fishing lines respectively, and two
collars mounted in the central hole and corresponding respectively
to the line recesses, wherein each collar has an inner surface and
multiple teeth formed on the inner surface.
2. The spool as claimed in claim 1, wherein each line recess has a
depth different from that of the other line recess.
3. The spool as claimed in claim 2 further comprising an annular
wall formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical body between
the line recesses.
4. (canceled)
5. The spool as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an abutting
element mounted in the central hole at the middle portion.
6. The spool as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an annular
wall formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical body between
the line recesses.
7. (canceled)
8. (canceled)
9. (canceled)
10. (canceled)
11. (canceled)
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a spool, and more
particularly to a spool for a fishing reel and that has two line
recesses for simultaneously and respectively receiving different
fishing lines.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] A fishing reel enables an angler to cast a line and bait far
from the standing position whereby the angler has a huge ability to
reach fish that may otherwise be unobtainable. A conventional
fishing reel substantially comprises a body, a rotating arm, a
spool, a driving mechanism and a bale arm. The body has an axle
extending out from a side of the body and a rod reciprocally
extending from a front of the body. The rotating arm is rotatably
attached to the body via engagement with the axle. The spool is
detachably attached to the rod and has a recess for receiving a
fishing line. The spool can be detached from the rod, such that an
angler can replace the spool with another spool with a different
fishing line to the body for different needs. The driving mechanism
is mounted in the body for being driven by the rotating arm to
rotate the bale arm around the spool so as to reel fishing line
around the spool. A simple clutch device is fitted to the body
whereby the spool can rotate under a specified tension so that if a
fish suddenly swims hard, the line does not break because it is
released via the clutch.
[0005] However, the conventional spool only has one line recess for
receiving a single fishing line. To catch different kinds of fish,
different kinds of fishing lines are always needed. Therefore, an
angler always carries multiple spools respectively wound with
different kinds of fishing lines for different conditions. This
will take a large space for the angler carrying multiple spools, so
the conventional spool is inconvenient and not versatile in use.
Furthermore, locating a second spool, removing the first spool and
fitting the second, and then putting the first spool safely away is
troublesome and time-consuming at a time when the fish may be
feeding.
[0006] To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to
provide a spool to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned
problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The main objective of the invention is to provide a spool
that is able to simultaneously receive two kinds of fishing lines
to improve convenience in use. The spool has a cylindrical body, a
central hole and two line recesses. The central hole is defined
through the cylindrical body to define two openings respectively at
two ends of the cylindrical body. The line recesses are defined in
the outer surface of the cylindrical body for two different fishing
lines to be wound around there respectively.
[0008] Other objects, advantages and novel features of the
invention will become more apparent from the following detailed
description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing reel with a spool
in accordance with the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the fishing reel
with the spool in FIG. 1;
[0011] FIG. 3 is a side plan view in partial cross section of the
fishing reel with the spool in FIG. 1;
[0012] FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional side plan view of the
spool and the securing cap of the fishing reel in FIG. 1; and
[0013] FIG. 5 is a side plan view in partial cross section of the
fishing reel with the spool in FIG. 1 showing that the direction of
the spool is changed to make the fishing line received in another
line recess is used.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0014] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, a spool (10) for a fishing
reel (20) in accordance with the present invention comprises a
cylindrical body (11), a central hole (14) and two line recesses
(12,122). The cylindrical body (11) has two ends (not numbered), an
outer surface (not numbered) and a middle portion (not numbered).
The central hole (14) is defined through the cylindrical body (11)
to define two openings (not numbered), a first opening and a second
opening, respectively at the ends. The line recesses (12,122)
comprise a first line recess (12) and a second string recess (122)
which are defined in the outer surface for receiving fishing lines
respectively. The first line recess (12) corresponds to the first
opening of the central hole (14), and the second line recess (122)
corresponds to the second opening. In an optional embodiment, an
annular wall (13) is formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical
body (11) between the line recesses (12,122). Each line recess
(12,122) has a depth different to that of the other line recess
(12,122).
[0015] In addition, the spool (10) may further have two clutch
devices (18) mounted in the central hole (14) and corresponding to
the line recesses (12,122). Each clutch device (18) has an inner
surface and multiple teeth (182) formed on the inner surface, as
shown in FIG. 4. An abutting element (16) is mounted in the central
hole (14) at the middle portion. In an optional embodiment, the
abutting element (16) is a brake device that has a structure same
as a conventional one and is not further described. In an
alternative embodiment, the abutting element is an annular rib
formed in the central hole (14) at the middle portion.
[0016] To assemble the spool (10) to a body (21) of the fishing
reel (20), the rod (22) extending from the body (21) extends into
the central hole (14) in the cylindrical body (11) through one of
the openings, for example the second opening. A securing cap (24)
is then inserted into the central hole (14) from the first opening
and is screwed with the rod (22). The securing cap (24) has one end
abutting against one side of the abutting element (16), and a disk
(not numbered) is mounted on the rod (22) to abut against the other
side of the abutting element (16). Consequently, the abutting
element (16) is compressed between the securing cap (24) and the
disk and is mounted on the rod (22). Accordingly, the angler can
use the fishing line received in the first line recess (12) for
fishing.
[0017] If the angler wants to use the other fishing line received
in the second line recess (122), with further reference to FIG. 5,
the securing cap (24) is firstly detached from the rod (22). The
spool (10) is taken off the rod (22) and is reversed to receive the
rod (22) through the first opening. After the securing cap (24) is
securely attached to the rod (22) on the second opening, the user
can use the fishing line received in the second line recess (122)
for fishing. Therefore, the angler can use two different kinds of
fishing lines on a single spool (10) easily and conveniently, such
that the space for carrying different kinds of fishing lines is
reduced.
[0018] In addition, with further reference to FIG. 4, a spring
(242) is mounted on the securing cap (24) and a ratchet (244) is
supported on the spring (242) and abuts against the teeth (182) on
the corresponding one of the collars (18). With the contact between
the ratchet (244) and the teeth (182) of the corresponding collar
(18), sound will occur during the operation of the fishing reel to
alert the angler to the fact that the fish is exerting extra
strength.
[0019] Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the
present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description,
together with details of the structure and function of the
invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be
made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and
arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the
full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in
which the appended claims are expressed.
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