Patent ID: 6131839
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing reel, comprising:(a) a frame;(b) a base connected to said frame for securing said frame to a fishing rod, said base comprising;(i) a looting fittable to said rod,(ii) a stem fixedly connected at one end to said footing and rotatably supported at an opposed end by a bracket connected to said frame, said stem being rotatable in said bracket between a first angle of rotation where said spool axis extends substantially at right angles to a longitudinal axis of said rod and a second angle of rotation where said spool axis extends substantially parallel to said axis of said rod;(c) a fishing line spool rotationally mounted to said frame for rotation relative to said frame about a spool axis;(d) a main drive gear mounted to said frame for rotation about a drive gear axis spaced away from and extending parallel to said spool axis;(e) a crank for rotating said drive gear about said drive gear axis; and,(f) a transmission for releasably engaging said drive gear with said spool for rotating said spool about said spool axis in response to rotation of said drive gear about said drive axis, said transmission including:(i) a spool gear fixedly mounted to said spool, said spool gear having a spool gear axis axially aligned with said spool axis; and,(ii) an intermediate gear moveable between a first position engaging said drive gear in gear transmission engagement with said spool gear and a second position where said engagement is released.