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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:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Young Jue Kang, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 8/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 8/900 ;
Abstract
In a drag assembly for a spinning reel, the drag assembly including a line spool and a drag dial rotatably positioned in a distal end portion of the line spool, the line spool having an interior wall and the drag dial having an outer wall, the improvement comprising a sealing element sealing between the interior wall and the outer wall. The improvement preferably also comprises a groove provided in one of the interior wall and the outer wall. Additionally, the sealing element preferably comprises a first portion positioned in the groove.