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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1996
John Newton Young, Fairfax, CA (US);
Charles C. Worth Corporation, San Rafael, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated handle fishing reel housing for enclosing a fishing reel and providing a handle for manual grasping of the reel and an associated rod. The inventive device includes a handle housing having a forward or nosecone portion and a body or handle portion. The forward portion and the body portions are axially aligned along a common axis, and have a generally circular diameter in cross section, along the common axis. A reel is mounted within the handle housing and directs a fishing line through a forward center end of the forward portion. The body portion of the handle housing projects rearwardly of the forward portion. If desired, the body portion may be shaped so as to define a reduced gripping recess extending circumferentially thereabout to preclude unintentional slipping of the handle housing from a grasp of a user. The disclosed integrated handle fishing reel housings may be made in a variety of shapes, including the shapes of bottles, cans, some buildings, foods, plants, animal and human figures, and cartoon characters.