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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vernon R Miller, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 / ; 64 2 / ;
Abstract
This invention comprehends a special shear groove made in a fishing reel handle assembly such that the crank shaft will fracture at the shear groove before it will damage the interior gear mechanism in the housing of the reel. The shaft fracturing at the shear groove prevents the gear train from being damaged.