Patent ID: 9693543
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A double bearing reel comprising: a spool rotatably supported between two side plates of a reel body for rotation by a handle provided on one of the side plates, wherein the side plate situated further from the handle is formed in a circular shape as viewed laterally and an outer diameter of the side plate situated closer to the handle is larger than an outer diameter of the side plate situated further from the handle, the reel body includes at least one connecting member to connect the side plate situated further from the handle and the side plate situated closer to the handle, the at least one connecting member includes a front connecting member that connects the side plates in front of the spool, the front connecting member has a planar outer surface facing away from the spool and an inner surface facing the spool, the inner surface is concave, and the front connecting member is connected to the side plate situated further from the handle through a bowed portion.