Patent ID: 6102317
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing reel comprising:a housing with a rigid side, the side defining a cavity in which an inside gear mechanism is lodged, the housing with an upper section, a first lateral section, a second lateral section, and a front section, the upper section having an upper connecting area, the first and second lateral sections having a first and second lateral openings, respectively, wherein the first and second lateral openings leave access for a shaft of a crank handle that controls the inside gear mechanism, the first lateral opening being positioned opposite the second lateral opening, and the housing with a front opening;a fastening foot configured to attach the reel to a fishing rod, the foot having a base attached to the upper connecting area of the upper section;a line pick up drum used for line pick up, the drum with a hollow longitudinal shaft engaged in rotation therewith and supported in the front opening of the housing while being moved in rotation by the inside gear mechanism, the front section configured to allow access to the hollow longitudinal shaft and the drum;a spool supported at the end of a spool support shaft, the spool support shaft extending through the hollow longitudinal shaft, wherein the support shaft and the spool are axially reciprocated by the inside gear mechanism;a waterproof flexible casing configured to surround the housing, wherein the housing is inserted into the casing, and the casing covers the housing entirely except for the upper section, the front opening, and the first and second lateral openings;means for waterproofing the upper section around where the upper connecting area attaches to the base of the foot, the means for waterproofing the upper section configured to waterproof a space inside the casing from an outside environment;first means for waterproofing the first lateral section to seal the first lateral opening;second means for waterproofing the second lateral section to leave access for the shaft of the crank handle and to seal between the outside environment and the space inside the casing; andmeans for waterproofing the front section while providing access for the hollow longitudinal shaft.