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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:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
May. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242232 ;
Abstract
A bail mode switching device for a spinning reel which produces an audible sound when a bail on the spinning reel switches between a line reeling mode and and a line casting mode. The bail mode switching device includes at least one toggle spring mechanism which switches the bail between modes, and an audible warning mechanism which can produce a distinctive sound when the bail mode both commences and completes a bail mode change.