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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
May. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rayford A Cockerham, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Carl J Berendt, Afton, OK (US);
William B Johnson, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242231 ; 428364 ; 428379 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a super-elastic, lightweight bail wire in combination with a bail assembly for use in connection with spinning-type fishing reels. In one preferred aspect, the bail wire has a modulus of elasticity (E) and a moment of inertia (I) whose product (E.times.I) is equal to or less than 45 lbs.-in..sup.2. In another preferred aspect, the bail wire has a weight per unit length equal to or less than 1.0.times.10.sup.-3 lbs./in. Both aspects of the invention are achieved in an austenitic nickel-titanium alloy bail wire.