Patent ID: 6446894
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A01K,F16H

Abstract:
A fishing reel comprisinga frame; a spool shaft coupled to said frame and being non-rotatable with respect to said frame; a spool rotatably mounted on said spool shaft for receiving a fishing line; a handle crank rotatably coupled to said frame in axial alignment with said spool shaft, a ring gear coupled to and driven by said handle crank, said ring gear having internal teeth; a planetary gear carrier and a plurality of planetary gears rotatably mounted on said carrier and engaging said internal teeth of said ring gear; a drag control assembly for resisting rotation of said carrier with respect to said frame, said drag control assembly including a plurality of annular shaped washers oriented coaxially with said spool shaft; and a pinion gear having external teeth engaging said planetary gears and being rotatably mounted on said spool shaft and being disengagably coupled with said spool.