Patent ID: 7163168

Claim:
A spinning reel handle assembly comprising: a handle shaft portion configured to be non-rotatably mounted to an internal section of a master gear shaft, the handle shaft portion having a tip end section that protrudes from an end part of the master gear shaft; a cylindrical cover member mounted on an external circumference of the tip end section of the handle shaft portion and configured to cover an outer periphery of the tip end section of the handle shaft portion; a cylindrical screw-threaded member non-rotatably disposed on the external circumference of the tip end section of the handle shaft portion, the screw-threaded member having a male threaded section on an external circumference of the screw-threaded member; a cylindrical movable member configured to be inside an internal circumference of the cover member, the movable member having an internal circumference with a female threaded section configured to be threaded onto the male threaded section; a handle arm having a base end that is pivotally mounted to the tip end section of the handle shaft portion and a contact part configured to restrict pivoting when the contact part contacts an end face of the movable member and to allow pivoting when the contact part is separated from the end face of the movable member, the handle arm extending in a direction that intersects with a center axis of the handle shaft portion; and a handle grip mounted at a tip end of the handle arm to rotate freely about an axis that is substantially parallel to the center axis of the handle shaft portion, the cover member being configured to cover at least a portion of an external circumference of the movable member and an entire portion of the male threaded section on which the movable member is not mounted.