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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1982
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1980
Ryobi Limited, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
In a fishing spinning reel of the type wherein a rotor is rotated by a handle through a main drag mechanism and a drag shaft, a boss of the handle is connected through screw threads to a sleeve which supports the main drag mechanism, the drag shaft extends through the sleeve, and a drag knob is connected to one end of the drag shaft, there is provided an auxiliary drag mechanism interposed between the handle bars and the drag knob. The auxiliary drag mechanism comprises an annular ring interposed between the drag knob and the handle boss and a torque spring interposed between the annular ring and the handle boss so that when the handle is rotated in one direction the torque spring is compressed against the drag knob. The sleeve is provided with multiple threads and a polygonal portion adjacent the multiple threads, and the annular ring is provided with a polygonal opening to receive the polygonal portion.