Patent ID: 6997409

Claim:
In an automatic two-speed transmission for a fishing reel comprising a driver and a low speed gear that are located directly adjacent each other, said driver and said low speed gear being mounted on a shaft that has a longitudinal center axis, said driver and said low speed gear being connectable by an engagement mechanism, said engagement mechanism comprising a post and a cavity where said post is to be capable of being disconnected from said cavity or said post is to be located within said cavity, with said post disconnected from said cavity relative movement between said driver and said low speed gear is possible, with said post mounted within said cavity said driver and said low speed gear are to be driven together, the improvement comprising: said post having a forward wall that abuts against a front wall of said cavity that produces a driving connection between said driver and said low speed gear, both said forward wall and said front wall being located at an angle within the range of one to sixty degrees relative to said longitudinal center axis.