Berkley Corporation

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Bradley J Benit

James T Rumbaugh

Robert L McMickle

Steven L Grice

Bengt-ANGke Henriksson

Lars-Olof Carlsson

A rod and reel combination which may be configured for normal casting or for automatic casting. For automatic casting the rod is flexed by turning the reel crank and the cast is made by pressing the thumb button to free the line as the kinetic energy stored in the flexed rod is imparted to the weight.

Manual/automatic casting mechanism

A modular spinning reel is made with a modular gearbox that includes a one piece gearbox shell that encloses a drive gear within. The modular gearbox permits components subject to wear and damage to be readily replaced without disassembling the precision gears while also providing a drive component that can be manufactured in quantity with high precision.

Reel with one piece gearbox shell

A bail release mechanism for a spinning fishing reel having a spring guided by a drive shoe having no fixed pivot to drive a bail support arm from an open-bail position to a closed-bail position. A ramp integral with a bearing cover on the reel drives a trip spring in the form of a Z-shaped wire which moves the bail support arm from a near-over-center position past an over-center position to a remote non-over-center position. A sliding drive shoe couples a bias spring to the bail support arm to drive the bail support arm to one of the open and closed positions. A manually operable trigger engages the bail support arm to drive the bail support arm to the open position.

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Spirit Lake, IA, United States of America

Bradley J Benit