Patent ID: 9253969
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A dual-bearing reel spool braking device configured to brake a spool that is rotatably mounted on a reel body by centrifugal force, the dual-bearing reel spool comprising: a brake shoe arranged to apply a braking force to the spool; a rotating member configured to rotate in conjunction with the spool, the rotating member including a pivot shaft portion and a fixing portion, the pivot shaft portion pivotally supporting the brake shoe and movably supporting the brake shoe in an axial direction of the pivot shaft portion, the fixing portion selectively engaging the brake shoe and non-pivotally fixing the brake shoe, and a brake drum arranged to selectively contact the brake shoe, the brake shoe being configured and arranged to selectively contact the brake drum by pivoting due to a centrifugal force.