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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Newton Young, Fairfax, CA (US);
Assignee:
Charles C. Worth Corporation, San Rafael, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242321 ; 242249 ; 242311 ;
Abstract
An improved fishing reel with a main shaft support system that holds the main shaft in reduced frictional isolation from the pinion. More specifically, a radial support members to hold the main shaft concentric to the pinion and frictionally isolated therefrom. This system thus reduces the friction between a main shaft and a pinion to yield a more efficient fishing reel. A method is further provided to retrofit conventional fishing reels with the isolation support system of the present invention.