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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. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy E. Stiner, Owasso, OK (US);
Christopher S. Littau, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Assignee:
W. C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 8/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 8/902 ;
Abstract
A drag washer of ceramic material is provided in a drag assembly for a fishing reel. The ceramic drag washer surprisingly provides the unique combination of hardness and surface finish to render desirable performance characteristics for a high quality drag assembly.