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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1984
Masuo Ban, Sakai, JP;
Shimano Industrial Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A dragging device for a spinning reel applies a rotational resistance to a spool shaft which carries a spool for winding up a fishing line. The dragging device includes a first drag mechanism provided with first dragging members connected to the reel body, second dragging members connected to the spool shaft and rotatable together with the spool shaft, and an adjusting member for bringing these dragging members into press-contact with each other to adjust the dragging force applied to the spool shaft. The dragging device also includes a second drag mechanism provided with a rotary member rotatable with respect to the spool shaft, third dragging members connected to the rotary member, fourth dragging members connected to the spool shaft and rotatable in association with the spool shaft, and a press-contact member to bring all of the dragging members into press-contact with each other. The dragging device also includes a locking mechanism for locking the rotary member to the reel body, thereby preventing the line from being snapped due to a sudden pull by a fish.