Patent ID: 7344099

Claim:
A spinning reel comprising: a body having a rotor assembly coupled to said body for rotating about a central axis; a spindle passing through said rotor assembly; a crank handle connected to said body for rotating said rotor assembly and oscillating said spindle; a spool assembly disposed about said spindle and comprising a spool having an outer portion adapted to store a fishing line and an inner portion forming a drag stack chamber, said spool having a first spool washer fixedly engaged therewith and located within said drag stack chamber whereby said spool washer is axially restrained; at least one spindle washer within said drag stack chamber that is structurally engaged with said spindle by an interacting structural surface feature on said spindle washer that engages a corresponding surface feature on said spindle; and a drag knob assembly connected to said spindle and adapted to control frictional resistance exerted axially along said spindle among washers disposed in said drag stack chamber.