Patent ID: 6029922
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A01K,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A crank assembly for a fishing reel, said crank assembly comprising:a first element that is capable of being driven in rotation to effect operation of a fishing reel;a crank handle for imparting a rotational drive force to the first element;a securing element that is repositionable relative to the crank handle and first element between a first position and a second position,said crank handle being mountable to and separable from the first element with the securing element in the first position,the securing element maintaining the crank handle mounted to the first element with the securing element in the second position for rotation with the first element; anda retainer element that is capable of being press fit into and maintained in an operative position relative to the crank handle and first element wherein the retainer element prevents the securing element from moving from the second position into the first position,wherein the securing element is rotatable around a first axis, the securing element has a first shoulder facing in a first axial direction relative to the first axis and the retainer element has a second shoulder facing oppositely to the first axial direction and with the retainer element in the operative position the first and second shoulders interact to prevent the retainer element from moving from the operative position.