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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2004
Ken'ichi Sugawara, Osaka, JP;
Ken'ichi Sugawara, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bail arm of a spinning reel includes first and second bail support members, a bail, a fixed shaft, a line roller, and a fixed shaft cover. The front end of the fixed shaft on one end is fixedly coupled to the first bail support member. The fixed shaft cover is fixedly attached to another end of the fixed shaft so as to be spaced apart from the first bail support member. The line roller is rotatively supported by the fixed shaft. The bail is curved outward in the circumferential direction of the spool to guide the fishing line onto the line roller via the fixed shaft cover. The fixed shaft cover and the bail are integrally formed from a stainless steel alloy such that the exteriors thereof are smoothly and continuously connected. In this way, fishing line is not likely to tangle in the fishing line guide mechanism.