Patent ID: 9307749
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. In a reel and fishing line control, the combination with a fishing reel apparatus comprising, a) a rotary handle and a control shaft, b) three reel driving spur gears having different diameters, c) axially shiftable mechanism for selectively coupling the control shaft to the individual gears, said mechanism including a coupling selector proximate the reel apparatus, d) said mechanism including a manually operable coupler controllable proximate the handle, and axially shiftable to selectively couple the control shaft to the individual gears, e) there being registering slots in the shaft and in the driving gears, and including a coupler dog extending generally radially through the slots to couple to the driving gears, selectively, f) there being a dog positioning pusher that extends protectively lengthwise within carrier structure, g) the dog having an axial position located between two of said three gears in which the dog is axially engaged by said pusher, h) including a reel shaft, and three driven gears on the reel shaft for meshing with the spur gears selectively driven by the control shaft, i) there being a lock arm movable to lock the pusher in each of two axial positions, corresponding to drive of two of the gears, the pusher having a third axially extended position in which it is not locked, but in which the lock arm allows axial shifting of the pusher dog engagement with the third gear for drive thereof.