Patent ID: 7478774
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A spinning reel comprising: a body, said body comprising a base, said base comprising an accommodation chamber, two connection portions respectively disposed at front and back sides thereof, and two sliding plates coupled to two opposite lateral sides of said base; a spool holder accommodated in said accommodation chamber, said spool holder comprising a U-shaped frame pivotally coupled between said two connection portions of said base and a spool perpendicularly pivotally coupled to said U-shaped frame; a spool rotating mechanism, said spool rotating mechanism comprising two pins axially movable between a first position where said pins are respectively coupled to said spool and a second position where said pins are respectively disengaged from said spool, and a gear set mounted on one said pin for rotating said spool to take up a fishing line; and a spool biasing mechanism, said spool biasing mechanism comprising a drive gear set, a operating bar for operation by a person to rotate said drive gear set, a driven gear set coupled to said drive gear set and rotatable to move said sliding plates of said body in moving said pins of said spool rotating mechanism between said first position and said second position, and a transmission device coupled between said driven gear set and said spool holder for causing said spool holder to be biased between a horizontal position and a vertical position upon rotation of said drive gear set by said operating bar.