Patent ID: 6311913
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
For a spinning reel having a rotor-frontward, skirted spool disposed radially inward of an opposed pair of rotor arms, a fishing line guiding mechanism pivotally supported endwise on one of the rotor arms for guiding fishing line onto the spool, the fishing line guiding mechanism comprising:a bail support member base-endwise being pivotally mounted on said one of the rotor arms and tip-endwise orthogonally supporting one end of a fixed shaft;a line roller rotatably carried on the fixed shaft;a fixed shaft cover fixed to the other end of the fixed shaft, with said line roller in between;a thick wire bail connected to said fixed shaft cover opposite said line roller; anda brushing member having a filamentous elastic tip, said brushing member mounted on said bail support member on its radially inward surface and disposed at an inclination diametrically with respect to the roller such that said tip pressure-contacts with a predetermined level of force both said line roller and fishing line being guided onto the spool.