Patent ID: 7878438
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A dual-bearing reel sound producing device configured to produce sound in conjunction with rotation of a fishing-line winding spool attached to a reel body of a dual-bearing reel in a rotatable state, comprising: a collar member made of elastic material, the collar member attached into an elongated aperture passing through a lateral part of the reel body and having a roughly oval outline, the collar member including an operation member including a disc-shaped convexo-concave member configured to rotate in conjunction with rotation of the spool, the convexo-concave member including a plurality of convexes on an outer periphery thereof, the plurality of convexes circumferentially arranged at predetermined intervals; a sound producing member attached to the distal end of the shaft portion of the operation member in a pivotable state, the sound producing member configured to move to either a sound activation position or a sound deactivation position in conjunction with movement of the operation member to either the first aperture or the second aperture, the sound activation position allowing a tip of the sound producing member to be disposed between any two adjacent convexes of the plurality of convexes of the convexo-concave member, the sound deactivation position allowing the tip of the sound producing member to be separated away from said any two adjacent convexes of the plurality of convexes of the convexo-concave member; and urging members configured to urge the sound producing member to direct the tip of the sound producing member towards the rotation center of the convexo-concave member.