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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Satoshi Ikebukuro, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Morimoto, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHIMANO INC., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 89/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 89/01085 (2015.05); A01K 89/011221 (2015.05); A01K 89/011223 (2015.05);
Abstract
A line roller for guiding a fishing line to a spool of a spinning reel includes a bearing member rotatable about a rotational axis. The line roller also includes a guide member disposed outside the bearing member in a radial direction from the rotational axis. The guide member includes a holding portion and a body. The holding portion is made of a metal or a ceramic. The holding portion is to hold a fishing line. The holding portion extends in a circumferential direction centered about the rotational axis. The body includes a resin, and a guide surface for leading the fishing line to the holding portion.