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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1999
Christopher S. Littau, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Hyunkyu Kim, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A braking apparatus for a fishing reel comprising: a side cover; a brake dial rotatably positioned in the side cover such that the brake dial is externally accessible and operable from outside of the side cover, the brake dial having a plurality of predetermined positions; at least one cam lobe provided on either the brake dial or the side cover; and a V-spring operably attached to the other of the brake dial or the side cover for interaction with the cam lobe such that, when the V-spring is positioned against a portion of the cam lobe and the brake dial is not located in one of its predetermined positions, the V-spring will act against the portion of the cam lobe to urge the brake dial to rotate to one of the predetermined positions.