Patent ID: 6431482
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A spool-locking mechanism for a dual-bearing reel for locking a spool, the spool having a pair of flange portions on its ends and fitted to a reel body of the dual-bearing-reel so as to be rotatable in either rotational direction, said dual-bearing reel spool-locking mechanism comprising:a locking piece fitted to the reel body for shifting into an advanced position and into a retracted position; a shifting mechanism for shifting said locking piece into the advanced position and into the retracted position; and a locking recess formed on one of the pair of flange portions on its outside face, into which said locking piece is engageable at its leading end when said locking piece is in the advanced position, said locking piece locking rotation of the spool in its line reeling-out direction by engaging with the flange portion while said locking piece is in the advanced position, but allowing rotation in its line reeling-in direction by momentarily shifting away from the advanced position and releasing the engagement with the flange potion.