Patent ID: 6595449
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing line guiding mechanism for a spinning reel for guiding fishing line to a spool of the spinning reel, said fishing line guiding mechanism being adapted to be mounted to ends of a first rotor arm and a second rotor arm of a spinning reel so as to be pivotable between a line-guiding position and a line-release position, said fishing line guiding mechanism comprising:a first bail support member adapted to be mounted pivotably to the first rotor arm; a second bail support member adapted to be mounted pivotably to the second rotor arm; a fixed shaft formed by a machining process, one of ends of said fixed shaft being fixedly coupled to said first bail support member; a fixed shaft cover fixedly coupled to the other of said ends of said fixed shaft and disposed at a predetermined space from said first bail support member, said fixed shaft cover having a guiding portion that guides the fishing line along its outer circumference and has a cylindrical portion having a cylindrical outer circumference, said fixed shaft cover being formed by a die forming process such that an angle between a center axis of said cylindrical portion and an axis of the fixed shaft is at least 8Â° and at most 30Â°; a line roller rotatably supported by said fixed shaft and provided with a roller for guiding the fishing line around its peripheral surface; and a bail adapted to be disposed curved in an outer circumference of the spool for guiding the fishing line over said fixed shaft cover to said line roller, said bail having a first end that is fixedly coupled to said second bail support member and a second end that is fixedly coupled to one of said fixed shaft and said fixed shaft cover.