Zebco Division of Brunswick Corp

Zebco Corporation

Thomas A Pulliam

Kent L Zwayer

Lorens G Hlava

Scott T Merrill

David Allis

A bushing for a fishing reel comprising: a body having an aperture therethrough for receiving a shaft such that the shaft is movable in the aperture; a plurality of chamfers extending from the body for securing the bushing in the fishing reel; an exterior contacting surface provided on the body; and at least one cam lobe provided on the body. The inventive bushing is particularly well-suited for placement on the spool hub of a spincast-type fishing reel such that the bushing operably receives and retains the reel's main operating shaft.

Bushing for fishing reels

A structure for retaining the line spool and elements of a line spool drag mechanism, if employed, upon the hub of a spin cast type fishing reel, wherein the hub has a plurality of axial grooves and radial slots in the surface and the retainer comprises a flange adjacent the line spool, a first cylindrical member extending axially of the flange for disposition over the hub between the hub and the line spool. The first cylindrical member having a plurality of lugs extending radially inwardly thereof into engagement with the axial grooves and radial slots in the hub, whereby the retainer is locked on the hub with the flange adjacent to the outer face of the line spool. A second cylindrical member coaxial with the first extends from the other side of the flange and comprises a cam surface for actuating the line retrieving mechanism and a bearing surface for supporting the line retrieving mechanism in the line retrieving position.

Line spool retainer for a spin cast fishing reel

A fishing reel is disclosed having a frame including a housing, and an operating mechanism on the frame that is placeable selectively in a retrieve mode and a cast mode, wherein the operating mechanism includes a line carrying spool, a first structure for retrieving line onto the spool with the fishing reel in the retrieve mode, an actuator operably connected to the frame for guided sliding translatory movement between a first position and a second position, and a second structure cooperating between the first structure and actuator for changing the fishing reel from the retrieve mode to the cast mode as an incident of the actuator moving from its first position into its second position. The first structure including a shaft with an axis, the shaft being operably connected to the spool and repositionable by the second structure as an incident of the actuator moving from its first position into its second position. The housing including a back cover and the actuator positioned for guided sliding translatory movement in a channel formed on the back cover. The second structure including a trip plate slidably mounted in a groove formed on an inside surface of the back cover and operably connected to the actuator through at least one guide slot formed in the back cover. The trip plate including an actuating member extending generally therefrom having an angled shaft engaging surface for operably engaging the shaft. The guided sliding translatory movement of the actuator between its first and second positions causes axial displacement of the shaft, along the angled shaft engaging surface, between (a) a first state wherein the fishing reel is in the retrieve mode and (b) a second state wherein the fishing reel is in the cast mode, wherein the guided sliding translatory movement of the actuator is in a direction generally transverse to the axial displacement of the shaft.

Slidable thumb bar for a spincast reel

An antireverse mechanism in a fishing reel of the type having a housing with a rear wall. The reel also includes a line carrying spool, a crank shaft that is rotatable about a first axis and a structure for directing line onto the spool as an incident of the crank shaft rotating about the first axis in a first direction. The antireverse mechanism is selectably placeable in a) an 'on' position for preventing rotation of the crank shaft about the first axis opposite to the first direction and b) an 'off' position for allowing the crank shaft to rotate about the first axis opposite the first direction. An actuator switch for placing the antireverse mechanism selectively in its 'on' and 'off' positions is provided. A mounting structure mounts the actuator switch to the rear housing wall for movement between first and second positions corresponding to the 'on' and 'off' positions of the antireverse mechanism.

Antireverse assembly for a fishing reel

A fishing reel having a reel body, a rear cover defining a receptacle for the reel body, a front cover, structure for releasably connecting the front and rear covers for maintaining the reel body captively within the rear cover receptacle, and structure for releasably connecting the reel body to one of the front and rear covers.

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Broken Arrow, OK, United States of America

Thomas A Pulliam