Patent ID: 6113018
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A01K,F16D

Abstract:
A fishing reel with a reverse rotation preventive device selectively preventing a reverse rotation of a rotary shaft, said fishing reel comprising:a fishing reel main body;a rotary shaft supported on said fishing reel main body and rotatable in linking with a rotation of a handle;an annular outer frame fixedly mounted on a portion of said reel main body located around said rotary shaft;at least one rolling member located radially between said rotary shaft and said annular outer frame so that a radially outward displacement of said rolling member is restricted by said annular outer frame;an annular holder provided around said rotary shaft and rotatable with respect to said annular outer frame, said annular holder having a first sidewall that is recessed within said annular outer frame and that restricts a displacement of said rolling member in an axial direction of said rolling member;an operation rod rotatably supported by the fishing reel main body and coupled with said annular holder, wherein rotational operation of said operation rod rotates said annular holder with respect to said annular outer frame to move said rolling member between a first position where said rolling member is permitted to perform a wedge action in cooperation with said rotary shaft and said annular outer frame and wherein said rotary shaft is permitted to rotate in a first direction and prevented from rotating in a second direction opposite from the first direction, and a second position where said rolling member is prevented from performing the wedge action and wherein said rotary shaft is permitted to rotate in both the first and second directions.