Patent ID: 6578785
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fly fishing reel comprising:a casing having an outer end face; a spool mounted rotatably in said casing; an arcuate plate attached to said outer end face and formed with a plurality of angularly spaced apart retaining-holes that serve as a measuring scale representing different quantities of drag resistance to rotation of said spool; a connecting rod transverse to and extending rotatably through said outer end face at a position radially spaced apart from said arcuate plate, said connecting rod having one end connected to said spool; a handle connected to the other end of said connecting rod for turning said spool via said connecting rod; a drag adjustment lever having a pivot end pivoted to said connecting rod between said handle and said arcuate plate, and a fixed end opposite to said pivot end and extending radially from said connecting rod to confront said arcuate plate, said drag adjustment lever being rotatable about said connecting rod relative to said arcuate plate for adjusting the drag resistance to the rotation of said spool; a positioning unit including a tubular member having opposite inner and outer ends, a retaining pin disposed in said tubular member and extending axially through said inner end to selectively engage one of said retaining-holes so as to position said drag adjustment lever at a selected position relative to said arcuate plate, and an urging member connected to said retaining pin and abutting against said outer end for urging said retaining pin to move into the selected one of said retaining-holes; and a releasing unit including an actuating member extending movably through said tubular member, and a cam mechanism disposed in said tubular member and associated with said actuating member and said retaining pin in such a manner that movement of said actuating member results in movement of said retaining pin in an axial direction between an engaging position, in which, said retaining pin is urged by said urging member to extend into the selected one of said retaining-holes, and a disengaging position, in which, said retaining pin moves out of and thus disengages from the selected one of said retaining-holes, thereby permitting rotation of said drag adjustment lever relative to said arcuate plate.