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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kent Lee Zwayer, Tulsa, OK (US);
Thomas Audley Pulliam, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Scott T Merrill, Mounds, OK (US);
Assignee:
Zebco Division of Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242321 ; 242239 ; 242322 ; 384296 ;
Abstract
A bushing for a fishing reel comprising: a body having an aperture therethrough for receiving a shaft such that the shaft is movable in the aperture; a plurality of chamfers extending from the body for securing the bushing in the fishing reel; an exterior contacting surface provided on the body; and at least one cam lobe provided on the body. The inventive bushing is particularly well-suited for placement on the spool hub of a spincast-type fishing reel such that the bushing operably receives and retains the reel's main operating shaft.