Patent ID: 6206311
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A braking apparatus for a fishing reel comprising:a brake dial rotatably positioned in a side cover of said fishing reel such that said brake dial is externally accessible and operable from outside of said side cover; andat least one resilient, deformable boss operably positioned on one of said brake dial and said side cover for interaction with at least one interacting boss operably positioned on the other of said brake dial and said side cover, said deformable boss having a first sloped surface and a second sloped surface,wherein, as said brake dial is rotated from a first predetermined discrete range in a direction, when said first sloped surface contacts said at least one interacting boss, further rotation in said direction is inhibited until sufficient force is applied to said brake dial to deform said deformable boss thereby allowing said deformable boss to traverse said interacting boss to at least a second predetermined range, and as said deformable boss traverses a first side of said interacting boss, said first sloped surface will act against said interacting boss to urge rotation of said dial opposite said direction, and as said deformable boss traverses a second side of said interacting boss, said second sloped surface will act against said interacting boss to urge rotation of said brake dial in said direction, such that said brake dial will not remain in a position such that said deformable boss is in a deformed state, absent an external rotational force applied to said brake dial.