Patent ID: 7070137

Claim:
A handle assembly that is detachably screwed onto a master gear shaft of a spinning reel, the handle assembly comprising: a handle shaft adapted to be detachably screwed onto a tip of the master gear shaft, the handle shaft being concentrically disposed with the master gear shaft when mounted thereon; a handle arm extending from the handle shaft, a base end of the handle arm being mounted to the handle shaft; and a handle grip that is mounted to a tip of the handle arm so as to be rotatable around an axis that is approximately parallel to the handle shaft; wherein the handle shaft includes a tubular main shaft unit, a first shaft portion that is adapted to be threadedly coupled to one end of the main shaft unit and the tip of the master gear shaft, and a second shaft portion that is adapted to be mounted to the other end of the main shaft unit and the base end of the handle arm.