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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1990
John A Zurcher, Tulsa, OK (US);
John W Chapman, Tulsa, OK (US);
Steven M Tipton, Tulsa, OK (US);
Richard J Feehan, Pawnee, OK (US);
Zebco Corporation, Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
A spinning-type fishing reel is provided with a rear-actuated front drag. Concentric shafts are provided with a spool freely rotatable on one shaft. Drag members operate on the spool to provide drag to the spool. A drag knob on the rear of the reel operates on one of the shafts to shift the one shaft axially relative to the other, thereby applying pressure to the drag members and to the spool to increase the drag on the spool. In one form, the spool may be freely rotatable on a spool carrier which is keyed to one of the shafts. A spool cap attached to one of the shafts operates through the drag members to apply drag to the spool. The spool is urged against an abutment carried by the other shaft such that moving one shaft relative to the other by turning the rear-mounted drag knob either increases or decreases the drag on the spool.