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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Randy L Atherton, Anniston, AL (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Tulsa, OK (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242322 ; 242223 ; 242311 ; 24211832 ; 242912 ; 116309 ; 116313 ; 116315 ; 116317 ;
Abstract
A fishing reel having a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame. The operating mechanism includes a line canying spool with a first structure operable for directing line onto the spool. Settable structure on the spool can be placed selectively in at least first and second different states which are each detectable by a user. The settable structure is placeable selectively in the first state to give a user a detectable indication that a first type of line is on the spool and in a second state to give the user a detectable indication that a second type of line is on the spool.