Patent ID: 7815138

Claim:
A handle assembly of a spinning reel configured to rotate integrally with a master gear shaft rotatably mounted to a reel unit of the spinning reel, the handle assembly comprising: a handle arm having a base end portion configured to rotate integrally with the master gear shaft; a handle shaft portion engaged to rotate integrally with the master gear shaft and the handle arm, the handle shaft portion being configured to rotate with the master gear shaft by way of a non-circular engagement; and a tubular member including a first tubular member and a second tubular member slidably coupled to an inner peripheral surface of the first tubular member, the second tubular member having at least one protrusion formed on a first end of the second tubular member to engage with at least one recess formed in the base end of the handle arm and at least one recess formed in a second end of the second tubular member to engage with a protrusion formed on an end of the master gear shaft, the first and second tubular members being configured and arranged to rotate integrally with the master gear shaft and the handle arm to prohibit uneven erratic rotational movement between the tubular member, the master gear shaft, and the handle arm.