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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
James B Lepage, Manchester Center, VT (US);
Assignee:
The Orvis Company, Inc., Manchester, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ; A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242303 ; 242295 ; 242318 ; 242322 ; 242323 ;
Abstract
A large arbor fly fishing reel is provided with a smooth drag and the ability to change spools without removing any additional parts. The reel is provided with spring loaded locking tabs permanently fixed to a spool base which retain the spool upon the spool base and a drag to which pressure is applied through a central spring.