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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Thomas A Pulliam, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Zebco Division of Brunswick Corporation, Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
A structure for retaining the line spool and elements of a line spool drag mechanism, if employed, upon the hub of a spin cast type fishing reel, wherein the hub has a plurality of axial grooves and radial slots in the surface and the retainer comprises a flange adjacent the line spool, a first cylindrical member extending axially of the flange for disposition over the hub between the hub and the line spool. The first cylindrical member having a plurality of lugs extending radially inwardly thereof into engagement with the axial grooves and radial slots in the hub, whereby the retainer is locked on the hub with the flange adjacent to the outer face of the line spool. A second cylindrical member coaxial with the first extends from the other side of the flange and comprises a cam surface for actuating the line retrieving mechanism and a bearing surface for supporting the line retrieving mechanism in the line retrieving position.