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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
May. 07, 1999
Robert Leon Carpenter, Tulsa, OK (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
A fishing reel is provided having a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame. The operating mechanism includes a line carrying spool that is mounted on the frame for rotation around a first axis. The frame has first and second frame parts spaced axially relative to the first axis. The line carrying spool has a shaft with a first end that is supported for rotation on the first frame part. The operating mechanism includes a first magnet on the first frame part and a second magnet on the spool. The first and second magnets are arranged to one of a) attract and b) repel each other to thereby exert a force on the spool and urges the spool axially relative to the frame as the spool is rotated.