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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2007
Applicant:
Kazuyuki Matsuda, Higashikurume, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuyuki Matsuda, Higashikurume, JP;
Assignee:
Daiwa Seiko, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 89/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a first embodiment of the present invention, a fishing line latching member can be returned from the fishing line releasable state (clutch OFF) to the fishing line windable state (clutch ON) simply by operating a return operation member, without rotatably operating the handle as in a conventional manner. This enables the user to respond promptly even when he/she gets a bite immediately after casting the fishing line. Furthermore, it also allows the user to use a finger of his/her hand holding the fishing rod to perform an operation for removing slack of the fishing line by using the return operation member.