Patent ID: 7121491

Claim:
A reel unit for a spinning reel adapted to be mounted to a fishing rod and capable of reeling out forward fishing line, comprising: a reel body; a T-shaped rod attachment leg adapted to be mounted to the fishing rod, the T-shaped rod attachment leg extending diagonally frontward and being formed integrally with the reel body; a reduced thickness portion formed on a rear surface of the rod attachment leg above where the rod attachment leg connects the reel body; and a cover member configured to cover at least a peripheral rim portion of the reduced thickness portion, the reel body including a first engagement portion on its lower portion, and the cover member including, a first cover member that is configured to cover a rear portion of the reel body and the rod attachment leg, a first hole portion formed on an upper rear portion of the first cover member, a first engaged portion formed on a lower portion of the first cover member to engage with the first engagement portion at a front end of the first cover member, a second engaged portion formed in the first hole portion, a third engagement portion formed in the first hole portion at a position different from that of the second engaged portion, a second cover member mounted to cover the first hole portion of the first cover member, said second cover member including a fixing portion that engages the first hole portion from a rear face of the first cover member and configured to be fixedly coupled to the reduced thickness portion, a second engagement portion that is configured to engage the second engaged portion from a rear side of the second engaged portion, a third engaged portion formed at a position different from that of the fixing portion and configured to engage the third engagement portion from a front side of the third engagement portion.