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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1992
Osamu Yoshikawa, Sakai, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A spinning reel comprising a reel body, a handle operable to take up a fishing line on a spool, and an oscillating mechanism. The oscillating mechanism is mounted in the reel body, and includes a screw shaft rotatable by drive from a transmission line leading from the handle, an insert piece engaging a helical groove defined on the screw shaft, a transmission member for transmitting a moving force of the insert piece to a spool shaft, and a cushioning device for mitigating shocks imparted from a position forwardly of the spool shaft. The cushioning device is disposed in a portion extending from a position of the reel body for supporting the screw shaft through the insert piece to an intermediate position of the spool shaft.