Patent ID: 6150745
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A01K,F16C

Abstract:
A fishing reel comprising:a frame; andan operating mechanism on the frame,said operating mechanism comprising a line carrying spool that is mounted on the frame for rotation around a first axis,said frame having first and second frame parts spaced axially relative to the first axis,the line carrying spool having a shaft with a first end that is supported for rotation on the first frame part,said operating mechanism further comprising a first magnet on the first frame part and a second magnet on the spool, causing the spool to be consistently urged axially relative to the frame to a predetermined position,said first and second magnets being arranged to one of a) attract and b) repel each other to thereby exert a force on the spool that urges the spool axially relative to the frame as the spool is rotated.