Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc.

Zebco Division of Brunswick Corp

Fishing Spirit, Inc.

John W Chapman

Christopher F Kreuser

Young Jue Kang

Bait cast fishing reel

A bait cast fishing reel includes a frame, a first side assembly disclosed on a first side of the frame and a second side assembly disclosed on a second side of the frame. The first side assembly includes a drive train. The second side assembly rotatably supports a spool shaft extending from the second side assembly to the first side of the frame and into releasable engagement with the drive train of the first side assembly. The second side assembly is separable from the frame to disengage an end of the spool shaft from the first side assembly so as to expose the end. The fishing reel further includes a spool having a center bore receiving the shaft, whereby the spool may be mounted onto the shaft or demounted from the shaft over the exposed end of the shaft.

Cartridge spool system for bait cast fishing reel

A fishing reel body includes a first side; a second line retrieval handle side opposite the first side; a bridge extending between the first and second sides, the bridge supporting a thumb rest portion; a convex surface on the second side configured to extend into the user's palm and an arcuate elevated contour on the second side and configured to extend within the notch between the user's thumb and index finger. The arcuate elevated contour preferably extends substantially adjacent to the thumb rest portion so as to support the user's thumb on the thumb rest portion away from the user's fingers.

Easy hold fishing reel body

A fishing reel having a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame including a line carrying spool, a first element for directing line onto the line carrying spool, first structure cooperating between the first element and frame for mounting the first element for rotation relative to the frame in a first direction about a first axis as an incident of which line is wrapped around the line carrying spool, and second structure selectively preventing the first element from rotating oppositely to the first direction around the first axis. The second structure includes a clutch assembly having inner and outer rings, third structure cooperating between the first element and one of the inner and outer rings for keying the one of the inner and outer rings to the first element so that the one of the inner and outer rings is fixed against rotation relative to the first element around the first axis, fourth structure cooperating between the inner and outer rings for a) permitting rotation of the other of the inner and outer rings relative to the inner and outer rings in one direction around the first axis and b) preventing rotation of the other of the inner and outer rings relative to the one of the inner and outer rings oppositely to the one direction around the first axis, and fifth structure cooperating between the frame and clutch assembly for selectively c) limiting rotation of the other of the inner and outer rings relative to the frame and d) permitting continuous rotation of the other of the inner and outer rings relative to the frame.

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Franksville, WI, United States of America

John W Chapman