Patent ID: 7922113

Claim:
In a fishing reel, the combination operable for braking the reel, comprising a) a reel spool having an axis, b) two axially spaced brake discs on the spool, c) a brake pad between said discs, having disc engaging surfaces and the discs interconnected to rotate together and move relatively toward the pad, d) a braking lever movable by the user to effect said discs relative movement, and pad engagement by the discs, e) a shaft extending axially, and bodily movable to effect said discs relative movement, the shaft being non-rotatable, f) means including an actuator for displacing the shaft axially in response to lever movement, thereby to cause braking engagement of the discs, with the pad, g) and a coil spring urging disc separation and positioned radially inwardly of an annular ledge integral with one of the discs, the ledge penetrating axially within and proximate the internal diameter of the other disc, whereby the disc engaging braking surfaces of the brake pad project radially into proximity to the ledge.