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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2004
Ken'ichi Sugawara, Osaka, JP;
Ken'ichi Sugawara, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bail arm for a spinning reel is mounted to first and second rotor arms and includes first and second bail support members, a bail, a fixed shaft fixedly coupled to the first bail support member, a line roller supported by the fixed shaft, a fixed shaft cover having a mounting recess and disposed spaced apart from the first bail support member, and a mounting member. The bail includes an elongated portion and a bulging portion that is integrally formed with the elongated portion and has a mounting recess. A diameter of the bulging portion increases in a direction away from the elongated portion. The mounting member has one end portion fixedly coupled to the mounting recess of the fixed shaft cover such that the bail is fixedly arranged to the first bail support member, and another end portion fixedly coupled to the mounting recess of the bulging portion.