Patent ID: 6045075
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A double-bearing reel comprising:(a) a reel frame having an upper portion and a lower portion, said reel frame including a mounting section provided in said lower portion for mounting on a fishing rod and a thumb-accommodating section provided in a front portion of said upper portion for gripping together with said fishing rod, said reel frame further having defined in said front portion between said thumb-accommodating section and said lower portion an opening for introducing a fishline into said reel;(b) a handle rotatably mounted on said reel frame;(c) a spool rotatably mounted within said reel frame behind said opening;(d) a level winding mechanism having (i) a line guide, said line guide being disposed between said opening and said spool, and defining a vertical axis, and (ii) a reciprocating motion mechanism for causing said line guide to move in a reciprocating fashion synchronously with rotation of said spool in at least one direction of rotation;wherein a substantial portion of said thumb-accommodating section extends forwardly of said vertical axis defined by said line guide, whereby said opening is defined forwardly of said line guide, and(e) a rotation-transmitting mechanism for transmitting rotation of said handle to said spool.