Patent ID: 6105891
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: A01K,G05G

Abstract:
A handle assembly adapted to be attached to a distal end of a handle shaft of a fishing reel,said handle assembly comprising(a) a crank arm which is nonrotatably attachable to said distal end of said handle shaft and extends outwardly from said handle shaft, said crank arm having a distal end, and(b) a handle grip having an outer surface and comprising(i) a linking member connected to said distal end of said crank arm and mounted rotatably about a first axis that is parallel to said handle shaft, said linking member projecting along said first axis from said distal end of said crank arm, said linking member having a basal end and a distal end, and(ii) a knob member having a substantially circular cross section, said knob member extending from said distal end of said linking member in both directions along a second axis that intersects said first axis and is perpendicular to said handle shaft,wherein(i) said substantially circular cross section of said knob member decreases in radial size measured from said second axis proceeding outward from the point of intersection of said first axis and said second axis,(ii) the length A of said knob member from said point of intersection along said first axis in the direction away from said crank arm is greater than the length B from said point of intersection along said first axis in the direction towards said crank arm, and(iii) the lengths C of said knob member from said point of intersection in each direction along a third axis that intersects and is perpendicular to said first axis and said second axis are greater than said length B.