Patent ID: 7168647
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing reel comprising: a housing having a central hub; a main shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, said main shaft being non-rotatably fixed to said central hub at said proximal end; a spool having a central recess, said spool being releasably secured to said main shaft distal end; a one-way clutch having a central bore, said one-way clutch being non-rotatably received in said central recess; a drag assembly comprising; a drag housing having a drag surface and a central aperture, said drag housing being fixed to said central hub of said housing such that a drag cavity is formed therebetween; a sleeve extending along said main shaft and having a first portion received in said central bore of said one-way clutch and a second portion extending into said drag cavity; a first drag washer disposed in said drag cavity and non-rotatably located on said second portion of said sleeve; a rotatable drag knob; and wherein rotation of said drag knob in a first direction urges said first drag washer axially along said sleeve toward said drag surface and increases rotational frictional force on said first drag washer, and rotation of said drag knob in a second direction reduces rotational frictional force exerted on said first drag washer.