Patent ID: 6712301
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A sealing structure for a fishing reel, comprising:a handle spindle having a spindle-formed portion; a reel unit having an inner peripheral surface disposed about an outer peripheral surface of said spindle-formed portion, said reel unit being rotatable relative to said handle spindle; and a seal member for sealing a clearance between said spindle-formed portion of said handle spindle and said reel unit, and having a cylindrical portion made of an elastic substance and mountable on said spindle-formed portion of said handle spindle, and a sealing portion formed integrally on an outer circumferential surface of said cylindrical portion and tapering toward said inner peripheral surface of said reel unit such that a distal edge of said sealing portion can contact said reel unit, said sealing portion having a lip portion that can contact said reel unit, said lip portion extending outward and away from said reel unit and being inclined relative to said spindle-formed portion of said handle spindle.