Patent ID: 11930801
Assignee: TRIKAUSA INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A fishing rod assembly, comprising:
a rod; and
a reel assembly, comprising:
a housing;
a spool positioned within the housing, the spool configured to rotate about an axis to retrieve or let out a fishing line;
a drive mechanism concentric with the axis comprising a planetary gear set and a spindle extending centrally through a sun gear of the planetary gear set and an inner volume of the spool, the drive mechanism configured to receive rotational kinetic energy from a user and drive the spool to take-up fishing line when a counter-torque provided to the spool by the fishing line is less than a maximum torque;
a drag mechanism configured to be driven by the drive mechanism and at least one of (a) drive the spool to take-up the fishing line when the counter-torque provided to the spool by the fishing line is less than the maximum torque or (b) provide a drag force to the spool when the counter-torque provided to the spool by the fishing line is less than the maximum torque;
wherein the spindle comprises a stepped end that engages the spool and is configured to be driven to pull the spool to adjust a drag on the spool.