Patent ID: 6036130
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A01K,G05G

Abstract:
A combination of a fishing reel having a drive shaft, and an improved fishing reel handle having a one-way clutch handle incorporated therein, said fishing reel handle consisting of:a ring having an inner periphery clutch surface, a mounting hole and a plurality of threaded mounting holes,a circular shaped clutch element having a rectangular shaped center hole, four, equally spaced cam surfaces formed parallel to a center line of said clutch element, a flat surface formed at a first end of each of said four cam surfaces perpendicular to said cam surfaces, at least one hole formed in each of said flat surfaces, and at least one coil spring mounted in each of said holes formed in each of said flat surfaces,said clutch element being inserted into said ring for rotation within said inner periphery clutch surface, a space being formed between each of said cam surfaces and said clutch surface,a roller mounted in each of said spaces between said cam surfaces and said clutch surface,a handle arm, having mounting holes, and being fastened to said ring using said threaded mounting holes for sealing said clutch element between said ring and said handle arm, andsaid clutch element being mounted on said drive shaft, thereby forming a one-way clutch handle for said fishing reel.