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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Kawamata, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 89/01 (2006.01); A01K 89/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 89/006 (2013.01); A01K 89/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A handle assembly for a spinning reel includes a handle, a handle shaft, and a tubular member. The handle is configured to be rotated by a user. The handle shaft includes a distal-end portion screwed to a tubular gear shaft disposed in a gear that is built into a reel body, and a base-end portion onto which the handle is attached. The tubular member covers the handle shaft, the handle shaft has a flange between the distal-end portion and the base-end portion and at a position spaced apart from the base-end portion, and the tubular member has a first portion abutting the flange and a second portion abutting a shaft bearing of the gear shaft.