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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2000
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 8/901 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 8/901 ;
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 the most preferred embodiment the bail is made of an austenitic nickel-titanium alloy wire.