Patent ID: 6871441
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for mounting a reel on a fishing rod, said apparatus comprising: a seat body having a first retaining portion which is provided to the fishing rod and used for receiving and retaining one side of a fishing-reel fitting leg portion, a moving hood which is fitted to the outer periphery of the seat body and has a second retaining portion for receiving and retaining the other side of the fishing-reel fitting leg portion and is also movable along the longer direction of the seat body, and a nut member which is rotatably coupled to the moving hood and screwed into the seat body and makes the moving hood move along the longer direction of the seat body, wherein: the moving hood and the nut member respectively have contact surfaces which are brought into direct contact with each other; radially outer portions of the respective contact surfaces are formed as pressure contact surfaces which are forced to contact each other when the fishing-reel fitting leg portion is clamped between the first and second retaining portions by the clamping and pivotal operation of the nut member with respect to the seat body; and radially inner portions of the moving hood and nut member proximate to the radially outer portions of the respective contact surfaces are forming a click mechanism for producing a click sound with an elastic body and an engaging portion with which the elastic body detachably engages during the rotation of the nut member, wherein the click mechanism is unexposed to external environment.