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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2008
Robert R. Wilson, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
M. Scott Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Robert Bagby, Tulsa, OK (US);
Chris Flory, Tulsa, OK (US);
Joshua Buck, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Tony Wei, Jiangsu, CN;
Robert R. Wilson, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
M. Scott Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Robert Bagby, Tulsa, OK (US);
Chris Flory, Tulsa, OK (US);
Joshua Buck, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Tony Wei, Jiangsu, CN;
W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
A fishing reel, such as a spincast reel or a spinning reel, has a clutch assembly mounted on a shaft adjacent to the rotating component, the clutch assembly for frictional engagement with a rotating component. The clutch assembly has a first and a second protuberance. A bite alert contact is located for engagement with the first protuberance. A calibration member is adjacent the clutch assembly for engagement with the second protuberance. The calibration member provides a selectable amount of resistance to rotation of the clutch assembly, thereby regulating an amount of rotational force required to activate the bite alert contact. The fishing reel may further include a sensitivity switch for adjusting the selectable amount of resistance provided by the calibration member, which may adjust the resistance in discrete amounts.