Patent ID: 6360977
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A01K,Y10T

Abstract:
A change-speed construction for a fishing reel, said construction comprising:a reel body; a rotary arm having an inner end mounted rotatably on said reel body, and an outer end; a T-shaped handle unit disposed on said outer end of said rotary arm; a tubular hollow housing fixed on said inner end of said rotary arm; a spring-biased control shaft mounted axially and movably on said reel body and biased to an extended position, said control shaft being capable of being pushed axially and inwardly to a retracted position, said control shaft extending through said housing, and having an annular groove formed therein; a pivot member disposed in said housing and parallel to said control shaft; a retaining member including an elongated retaining plate having an inner end rotatably connected to said pivot member, and an outer end, and a push knob connected fixedly to said outer end of said retaining plate and exposed outwardly from said housing, said retaining member being disposed relative to said control shaft so that said retaining plate engages said annular groove in said control shaft upon rotation of said retaining member; and a spring member for biasing said retaining member so that said retaining plate engages said annular groove in said control shaft when said control shaft is disposed at the retracted position so as to retain said control shaft at said retracted position, said push knob being capable of being pushed in a direction, when said control shaft is disposed at the retracted position, against biasing action of said spring member so as to disengage said retaining plate from said annular groove such that said control shaft is biased to move from the retracted position to the extended position.