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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:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert L Forslund, Catoosa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Zebco Division of Brunswick Corporation, Tulsa, OK (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F / ; A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
116307 ; 116312 ; 116315 ; 242323 ; 242912 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for indicating line type on a fishing reel having a spool for storing a supply of fishing line and structure for wrapping the fishing line onto the spool to effect retrieval of paid out fishing line. The apparatus includes a rotatable dial or other settable structure on the fishing reel for giving a user a visual indication of which of a plurality of different types of fishing line is on the spool.