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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yasuhiro Hitomi, Hashimoto, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 8/901 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 8/901 ;
Abstract
Spool is mounted rotatably via bearings on spool shaft of a spinning-reel, and is furnished with first and second bearing housings, bobbin trunk, and front and rear flanges. At least a part of second bearing housing is made of metal. The bobbin trunk, which is furnished with the first and second bearing housings, is a synthetic-resin manufacture outer circumferentially onto which fishing line is wrapped. The front and rear flanges are arranged on the front and rear of the bobbin trunk, and are larger in diameter than the bobbin trunk. With the present invention, it is easier to take out and replace the spool bearing although the bobbin trunk is subjected to compressive force.