Zebco Corporation

Zebco Division of Brunswick Corp

David E Valentine

Richard J Robbins

Robert L Forslund

David C Wuellner

Hyunkyu K Kim

A centrifugally actuated braking system on an end flange of the line spool of a bait cast reel. A series of raised lands or stops on the end flange cooperates with projections on the brake pads mounted on radiating brake arms to limit radial movement of the centrifugally actuated brake pads. Orthogonal brake arms are joined by an arcuate section which rides in an annular groove in the spool shaft. Additional weights for increasing braking power may be slidingly mounted on the brake arms behind the brake pads. A retainer ring sliding onto the spool shaft holds the brake arms in place. An inner lip on the retainer ring rides in a second annular groove in the spool shaft to hold the retainer ring in its locking position on the shaft.

Motion limiting device for inertial spool brakes for fishing reels

Baitcast fishing reel

A drag adjustment mechanism in a fishing reel having a housing, a deck plate and a line-carrying spool at least partially within the housing. The drag adjustment mechanism includes a structure for imparting drag forces of varying magnitude upon the line-carrying spool to resist rotation of the line carrying spool. A drag screw is rotatably axially movable to selectively determine the degree of resistance on rotation of the line-carrying spool applied by the drag imparted structure. An axially enlarged portion of the drag screw arrests axial movement of the drag screw by abutting the deck plate. An internally threaded drag adjustment knob threadably receives the drag screw to move the drag screw axially through rotation of the drag knob. The drag adjustment knob has a recess therein coaxial with an axis about which the drag screw is mounted. A spring activated retaining cup extends between the recess in the drag adjustment knob and a recess in the inside surface of the fishing reel housing.

Drag mechanism for spin cast reels

A connection between a thumb button and a housing on a fishing reel. A socket is provided on the housing and has a curved seat. A pin is provided on the thumb button for reception in the socket and has a curved surface acting against the curved socket seat to guide pivoting of the pin in the socket and thereby rotation of the thumb button about a first axis. A projection is provided extending radially outwardly from the curved pin surface with respect to the first axis to take up clearance between the curved pin surface and the curved socket seat.

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Tulsa, OK, United States of America

David E Valentine