Patent ID: 6786442
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A spinning reel rotor rotatably mounted on a reel unit for winding a fishing line onto a spool, said spinning reel rotor comprising:a rotor unit having a cylindrical portion and first and second arms, said cylindrical portion being non-rotatably coupled to a pinion gear with a nut, said pinion gear being rotatably mounted on the reel unit, said first and second arms extending forward from a rear edge of said cylindrical portion; a bail arm that is pivotably mounted on distal tips of both of said arms and guides the fishing line onto the spool; an inertia-imparting member that is a ring member detachably mounted on said rotor unit with a screw such that there is a radial gap between said inertia-imparting member and said nut and said inertia-imparting member can be detached from and attached to said rotor unit by disengaging said screw when the spool is disengaged from said rotor; and spool positioning means for positioning the spool relative to said rotor unit, said inertia-imparting member having an inner bore whose diameter is greater than an outer diameter of said spool positioning means.