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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Akira Niitsuma, Osaka, JP;
Shouji Nakagawa, Osaka, JP;
Satoshi Ikebukuro, Osaka, JP;
Ken'ichi Kawasaki, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Niitsuma, Osaka, JP;
Shouji Nakagawa, Osaka, JP;
Satoshi Ikebukuro, Osaka, JP;
Ken'ichi Kawasaki, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 89/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fishing reel for winding and releasing a fishing line includes a tubular spool being configured to wind the fishing line onto an outer periphery thereof, a spool shaft made of metal, the spool shaft being attached to an inner periphery of the spool, and a Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) layer being formed on a surface layer side of the spool shaft.