The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 07, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1995
Shinji Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Daiwa Seiko, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a spinning reel, the rear portion of the inner periphery of a large-diameter cylindrical portion and base portion of the rotor on the .beta. side of the rotor are formed into a thin-walled portion with a recess as compared with the rear area .alpha. of the rotor. The rear area .alpha. is closer to the bail support arm having a fishline guide portion than to the other bail support arm and is within the fishline winding side of the semi-annular bail arm. Furthermore the bail support arms and the bail support members are offset by a distance D with respect to the center of the rotary shaft of the rotor. This arrangement improves not only fishing operability, by stabilizing the rotational balance of the rotor without increasing the weight of the reel body as a whole but also improves fabrication efficiency by reducing the number of parts needed, since a discrete balance is no longer needed.