Patent ID: 6889926

Claim:
A fishing reel cover connectable to a fishing reel to define a compartment in which reel components are located, said cover comprising: an inner cone element nested and securely fixed within an outer sheath element; said inner cone element having a rearward end and a forward end, said rearward end of said inner cone element including a first interlocking connection feature adapted to engage a second interlocking connection feature located on said fishing reel, said forward end of said inner cone element defining a first line guide hole; said outer sheath element having a rearward end and a forward end, said forward end of said outer sheath element defining a second line guide hole in register with said first line guide hole; said inner cone element being intimately nested with said outer sheath element such that an outer surface thereof is substantially complementary to the inner surface of said outer sheath element; said inner cone element defining a circumferential groove extending about an outer surface thereof adjacent to said rearward end thereof, said rearward end of said outer sheath element including a lip received in said circumferential groove; and said inner cone element further including a retention bulge adjacent to said circumferential groove so as to facilitate retention of said lip therein, said retention bulge being formed as a ramp portion of increasing outer diameter greater than an outer surface of said inner cone element in order to facilitate seating of said lip in said circumferential groove.