The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 10, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1980
Henry L Neufeld, Tulsa, OK (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, IL (US);
Abstract
A closed face spinning reel is suspended below a fishing rod. The reel has a finger brake lever that causes the spinner head to move from the winding position to the precasting and casting position by lifting up on the finger lever. The finger lever arm is made in two parts, one metal and the other molded plastic, which parts are assembled by inserting the metal part in the plastic part while the plastic part is warm from the mold so that the plastic shrinks around the metal. A resilient element in the plastic part cooperates with a mating surface on the body of the reel to hold the lever against a stop preventing rattling when the lever is not held and returning the lever to a uniform released position.