Patent ID: 6149089
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing spinning reel comprising:a drag braking mechanism imparting a drag braking force to a spool, said drag braking mechanism having a drag braking knob being rotatable about a rotation axis;an opposite member opposite to said drag braking knob so as to receive said drag braking mechanism between said opposite member and said drag braking knob;a first sliding contact section for a first waterproof seal arranged in one of said drag braking knob and said opposite member; anda first sliding contact member for said first waterproof seal arranged in the other of said drag braking knob and said opposite member, said first sliding contact member for said first waterproof seal includes a first contact portion elastically deformable and slidably contactable with a first sliding surface of said first sliding contact section for said waterproof seal;a second sliding contact member for a second waterproof seal arranged around a spool shaft on an opposite side of said drag braking mechanism with respect to said drag braking knob along said rotation axis, said second sliding contact member having a second contact portion;a second sliding contact section for said second waterproof seal opposing to said second sliding contact member for said second waterproof seal, said second sliding contact section defining a sliding surface to be contacted with said second contact portion of said second sliding contact member,whereby said drag braking mechanism arranged in said opposite member is made waterproof.