Patent GB-1439239-A (GB)
Title: Fishing reel
IPC: A01K89/01
Filed: 1973-09-21
Abstract: 1439239 Fishing reel MITCHELL SA 21 Sept 1973 [2 Oct 1972 28 June 1973] 44366/73 Heading A1A A longitudinal axis fishing reel comprises a fixed spool in front of which is arranged a reeler member which includes a line pickup integral with a circular cup partially covering the spool and rotatable by means of a crank, plus a mechanism triggered by finger pressure on the cup for causing the latter to move forward, thereby exposing the spool and line for casting. The cup 3, Figs. 1 and 2 is attached to a shaft 14 possessing axial freedom and which is rotatable by means of a crank 7 via gearing 10, 12, the line being coiled around the spool 1 by a line pickup 27 integral with the cup and having an arcuate cutaway 29. The mechanism governing the axial motion of the cup may consist of two supports 37, 38, rotatably mounted on shaft 14 between two collars 40, 41 integral with the shaft, and a pivoted lever 48. The lever engages at a point 47 with a slide 45 mounted on support 38. Fig. 1 shows the mechanism M in the reeling position. To expose the spool for casting the line, the cup is initially pushed rearward using finger pressure, shaft 14 and support 37 therefore move in the same direction until slide 45 is disengaged from lever 48 and moves down under the action of spring 55 thereby exposing the spool 1. Return to the reeling in position is effected by rotating the crank 7, whereby a stud 44, slidably mounted on support 37 and held in engagement with one of the inner teeth of gear 18 by a cam 54 draws supports 37, 38, shaft 14 and cup 3 rearward compressing spring 39 and casing an incline 42 on slide 37 to engage a stud on slide 45, thus raising the slide which reengages with lever 48, after which, stud 44 disengages from the teeth. In a second embodiment Figs. 8 and 12, the cup is held in the reeling in position by a lever 66, pivoted to a support rotatably mounted on shaft 14, engaging with a second lever 75 pivoted on the side cover of the reel. Movement to the casting position is again effected by rearward displacement of the cup; a stud 70 abuts lever 75 which pivots and disengages from lever 66, at the same time a lever 76 rotates anticlockwise under the action of a spring 100 until it abuts a stop (not shown) on the reel cover, and thus holds lever 75 free of the trajectory of lever 66 which then, together with the shaft 14, support 61 and cup 3 moves forward under the action of a spring 63. This motion causes a lever 65 pivoted on support 61 to abut a stud 73 integral with the reel cover, the lever therefore rotates anticlockwise, allowing lever 66 which is engaged in a slot at the bottom of lever 65, to rotate clockwise. The lower edge of lever 66 therefore lies in the trajectory of tongue 74 integral with slide 62 which reciprocates parallel to the shaft 14 as the crank is turned. The forward motion simultaneously causes stud 72, integral with support 61 to abut lever 76, rotating it clockwise and returning the levers 75, 76 to the position shown in Fig. 12. Lever 75 therefore, again lies in the trajectory of lever 66. Return to the reeling in position is effected as before by rotating crank 7. Tongue 74 abuts lever 66, after which it pushes the support 61, shaft 14 and cup 3 rearward until lever 66 reengages with lever 75; causing lever 66 to rotate anticlockwise under the action of spring 63 so that it no longer lies in the trajectory of tongue 74. Lever 66 is held in this position by engagement with the slot in lever 65. In a third embodiment Fig. 16, shaft 14 and cup 3 are held in the reeling position by a finger 86, pivoted on a support 84 engaging in the rear portion of a groove in a threaded sleeve 79. Rearward displacement of the support 84 by means of pressure on the cup 3 causes the finger 86 to disengage from sleeve 79 under the action of a spring 87 and abut a stop 88; the support, shaft and cup therefore move forward to the casting position under the action of a spring 89 until finger 86 engages the forward portion 83 of the groove in sleeve 79. Rotation of the crank 7 causes the finger 86 to traverse the thread in sleeve 79 thereby drawing back the support 84, shaft 14 and cup 3 to the reeling in position. In a fourth embodiment Figs. 18 and 19, the cup 3 and shaft 14 are held in the reeling in position by two rods 94, 95 connected to each other, to the cover and to a support 90 rotatably mounted on the shaft 14, by pivots 99, 96 and 93 respectively. The tension in a spring 92 causes rod 94 to rotate clockwise until it is stopped by a tongue 94a, abutting the support 90. Rearward displacement of the support caused by pressure on the cup 3 aligns all three pivots; on releasing the cup, spring 97 rotates rod 95 clockwise freeing the support, shaft and cup for forward displacement to the casting position under the action of the spring 92. Tongue 95a, integral with rod 95, and which in the reeling in position lies away from the trajectory of a crankpin 98 integral with gear 10, is now situated so that rotation of the crank will cause the crankpin to engage with it, thus rotating rod 95 anticlockwise and returning the support, shaft and cup to the reeling in position. In a fifth embodiment, an additional facility is included whereby on reeling in, the cup, besides rotating reciprocates axially in order to evenly distribute the line on the spool. Fig. 20 shows the embodiment in the reeling in position. Rotation of the crank causes support 178 rotatably mounted on shaft 108 which is integral with a pinion 107, to reciprocate parallel to shaft 108, this being brought about by the action of a crankpin (not shown) attached to a gear 11. This motion is transmitted to the shaft and cup 112 owing to engagement of lever 189 with a support 155. As the cup rotates, reeling in the line, it also reciprocates axially. A finger 134, held in a slot 150 on the inner surface of the cup, rotates with the line pickup, and is able to guide the line back into the pickup in the event of it escaping. Exposing the spool for casting is achieved as before by displacing the cup rearward. Incline 157 on support 155 then bears on a corresponding incline 191 on lever 189 disengaging it from notch 158. Simultaneously, a latch 185 pivoted on support 178 is rotated clockwise by the incline 162 on lever 160 attached to support 155 via an eccentric bearing 161; this causing the latch to slide into slot 193 on lever 189 and hold the latter lever away from the trajectory of support 155, which with the shaft, pinion and cup, is then free to move forward under the action of spring 196. The initial rearward displacement of the cup also causes the disengagement of lever 140 from the body 109 of the reel by the action of incline 139 bearing against a corresponding incline on the body. Finger 134 is then retracted into the cup by a spring 144 and the spool 1 is completely exposed for casting. The forward motion causes a notch 164 in lever 160 to rotate the latch 185 anticlockwise, reengaging it with lever 189 as shown in Fig. 20, the latter lever is thus again on the trajectory of support 155. Incline 200 attached to the cover 5, and 163 integral with the rear end of lever 160 engage each other, pushing the lever 160 downwards, this motion being possible because of the eccentric bearing 161, until notch 165 at the bottom of lever 166 lies in the trajectory of a tongue 199 integral with a slide (not shown) connected via a crankpin to gear 11 and which reciprocates parallel to shaft 108 as the crank 7 is rotated. Return to the reeling in position is effected by rotating crank 7; tongue 199 then engages with notch 165 and draws back lever 160, support 155, pinion and shaft 107, 108, and finally cup 112. Lever 189 then reengages with support 155, lever 140 reengages with body 109 and the tension in spring 196 disengages the notch 165 from tongue 199 pulling it away from the trajectory of the tongue.