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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert E Weaver, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Zebco Corporation, Tulsa, OK (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242244 ;
Abstract
A drag system for a spin-cast fishing reel having a line spool mounted upon a spindle extending axially of the reel deck, a drag plate for supplying axial drag pressure upon opposite sides of said spool, and a thumbwheel screw assembly for moving said drag plate. The drag plate straddles the spindle and has feet positioned on diametrically opposite sides of the line spool along a diameter of the same. The drag plate pivots about a fulcrum located between the thumbwheel screw assembly and the feet. The resulting balanced drag substantially eliminates force moments about the spool and associated spindle.