Patent ID: 7178752

Claim:
A crank handle for a spinning reel, comprising: an axle; a base having a through hole through which the axle is inserted; a bushing mounted on said axle within the through hole of said base, said bushing having at least one cut face at one end thereof; a retaining member comprising an axial hole for receiving said axle and said bushing, at least one notch formed in one end thereof, and at least one flat portion a long the entire length of and in said axial hole corresponding to the at least one cut face of said bush; a spring sleeved onto said bush and stopped between said base and said retaining member; and a handle pivoted to one end of said axle, said handle having at least one block for engaging the at least one notch of said retaining member; wherein engagement of the handle to the retaining member engages the retaining member to the bushing and axle to permit the handle to rotate the axle.