Patent ID: 6932291

Claim:
A spinning reel, comprising: a reel body, which is hollow inside, having an axle hole, a transverse hole and at least one opening, wherein the reel body has a connection portion to couple the reel body to a fishing rod; a drive mechanism mounted inside the reel body having an input portion extending out of the reel body through the transverse hole, an output portion extending out of the reel body through the axle hole and a gear having at least a portion thereof received in the at least one opening; a handle coupled with the input portion of the drive mechanism to drive the drive mechanism to operate; a rotor coupled with the output portion of the drive mechanism to be driven by the drive mechanism for rotation; a spool coupled with the output portion of the drive mechanism to be driven by the drive mechanism for reciprocation; and a cover mounted on the reel body to shield the at least one opening.