Patent ID: 7007880
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing line guide mechanism for a spinning reel that guides fishing line onto a spool, the fishing line guide mechanism being adapted to be mounted to ends of a first rotor arm and a second rotor arm so as to be pivotable between a line-guiding position and a line-release position, said fishing line guide mechanism comprising: a first bail support member and a second bail support member being adapted to be pivotably mounted to respective ends of the first rotor arm and the second rotor arm; a fixed shaft having first and second ends, said first end being fixedly coupled to said first bail support member; a fixed shaft cover fixedly coupled to said second end of said fixed shaft, said fixed shaft cover being spaced apart from said first bail support member; a line roller being rotatively supported on said fixed shaft, said line roller having a roller formed thereon, said line roller being configured to guide the fishing line around a peripheral surface thereof; and a bail having first and second ends and being configured to guide the fishing line over said fixed shaft cover to said line roller, said first end of said bail being fixedly coupled to said second bail support member, said second end of said bail being fixedly coupled to at least one of said fixed shaft and said fixed shaft cover, said bail being curved outward in a circumferential direction with respect to the spool, said fixed shaft cover including,