GB2134761A

GB2134761A - Fishing reel

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Publication number: GB2134761A
Application number: GB08404138A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Ivor Tiefenbrun
Original assignee: Linn Products Ltd
Current assignee: Linn Products Ltd
Priority date: 1983-02-16
Filing date: 1984-02-16
Publication date: 1984-08-22
Also published as: GB8404138D0; GB2134761B

Abstract

A keyway 10 is cut diametrically into the side 11 of the spool of a fishing reel and the shank 12 of a handle is located therein. The shank is moveable between two positions, one in which it is fully within the keyway and one in which it is partly extended therefrom thus increasing the leverage available to the user. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Fishing reel This invention relates to fishing reels.

According to the present invention there is provided a fishing reel in which the handle for rotating the spool is radially extendible to increase the turning circle, and consequently the leverage available to the user.

Preferably, the handle includes a shank which is slidable in a radial slot in a side plate of the spool of the reel and is adjustable between at least two settings in each of which it lockably engages the spool, and a knob at one end of the shank.

Preferably also, the shank includes an insert pivotal therein and having stop means for engaging one of two locations on the side of the spool. Spring bias means to retain the stop means engaged in one of said locations and release means to act against the spring bias to release the stop means to allow alteration from one location to the other.

Preferably also, the release means is an axially moveable member in the knob adapted to abut against one end of the insert and pivot the insert against the spring bias to disengage the stop means which is at the other end of the insert from its location in the side plate of the spool.

An embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of part of a fishing reel according to the invention showing a handle in its retracted position; Fig. 2 is an end elevation view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the handle extended; Fig. 3 is a plan of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is an end elevation of a modified fishing reel.

Referring firstly to Figs. 1 to 3, a keyway 10 is cut into the side 11 of the spool of a fishing reel and the shank 12 of a handle is located therein.

The keyway 10 is undercut so that the walls 12 diverge towards the base of the keyway and the sides 14 of the shank 12 are correspondingly sloped so that the shank is held captive.

The keyway 10 runs diametrically across the spool side and is enlarged at one end 15; the shank 12 is inserted from that end after which the closure plate 1 6 is attached to the spool side to prevent removal of the shank from that end.

The shank 12 has a knob 17 at the end remote from the closure end 15 of the spool.

The shank has a longitudinal recess into which an insert 20 is located and pinned transversely at 21 to be pivotal therein. The pin 21 is positioned substantially mid-way along the shank's length but slightly off-centre away from the knob end of the shank. The insert 20 is substantially rhomboidal in having two faces 22, 23 parallel to the base 24 of the recess in the shank and two faces 25, 26 at an angle thereto. The angled face 25 carries a leaf spring 27 which engages the base of the recess to bias the face 23 against the recess base. A push button actuated rod 28 in the knob abuts the remote end of face 23 to act against the spring 27 and cause the insert to pivot.

The face 22, is held against the base of the keyway 10 by the spring bias and carries at its end remote from the pivot a stop pin 30 which locates on an aperture 31 adjacent the periphery of the spool side, i.e. adjacent one end of the keyway 10.

A second aperture 32 is located centrally of the keyway and by depressing the push button 33 on the knob the insert is pivoted against the spring to lift the stop pin out of the end aperture 31, after which the handle can be pulled outwards and the push button released so that the stop pin 30 will engage the central aperture 32 to prevent further outward movement.

The shank of the handle has a rebated portion along each side and the pivot pin is located therein so that it does not affect the free movement of the shank in the keyway. The rebated portion is contained within the keyway when the handle is extended, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The keyway 10 of the preferred embodiment is of constant width. However, in a modification, Fig.

4 the keyway has a narrow configuration 40 over a major radial part and a wider configuration 41 over the rest of its length. The shank 42 has a narrow configuration which locates within the narrow portion of the keyway but at its end remote from the knob 43 it flairs out to form an abutment 44. This abutment can engage with correspondingly shaped divergent faces 45 on the keyway at the junction of the narrow and wider portions. These faces are adjacent to the centre of the keyway but on the side of the centre point remote from the knob end. Thus when the shank is moved outwards along the keyway the end abutment engages the stop faces and prevents further outward movement.

A fishing reel having an adjustable handle as hereinbefore described is especially, but not exclusively, of the kind for use in deep sea fishing for large fish such as marlin and shark.

1. A fishing reel in which the handle for rotating the spool is radially extendible to increase the turning circle, and consequently the leverage available to the user.

2. A fishing reel as claimed in claim 1, in which the handle includes a shank which is slidable in a radial slot in a side plate of the spool of the reel and is adjustable between at least two settings in each of which it lockably engages the spool, and a knob at one end of the shank.

3. A fishing reel as claimed in claim 2, in which the shank includes an insert pivotal therein and having stop means for engaging one of two locations on the side of the spool, spring bias means to retain the stop means engaged in one of said locations and release means to act against the spring bias to release the stop means to allow alteration from one location to the other.

4. A fishing reel as claimed in claim 3, in which the release means is an axially moveable member

**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Fishing reel This invention relates to fishing reels. According to the present invention there is provided a fishing reel in which the handle for rotating the spool is radially extendible to increase the turning circle, and consequently the leverage available to the user. Preferably, the handle includes a shank which is slidable in a radial slot in a side plate of the spool of the reel and is adjustable between at least two settings in each of which it lockably engages the spool, and a knob at one end of the shank. Preferably also, the shank includes an insert pivotal therein and having stop means for engaging one of two locations on the side of the spool. Spring bias means to retain the stop means engaged in one of said locations and release means to act against the spring bias to release the stop means to allow alteration from one location to the other. Preferably also, the release means is an axially moveable member in the knob adapted to abut against one end of the insert and pivot the insert against the spring bias to disengage the stop means which is at the other end of the insert from its location in the side plate of the spool. An embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of part of a fishing reel according to the invention showing a handle in its retracted position; Fig. 2 is an end elevation view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the handle extended; Fig. 3 is a plan of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is an end elevation of a modified fishing reel. Referring firstly to Figs. 1 to 3, a keyway 10 is cut into the side 11 of the spool of a fishing reel and the shank 12 of a handle is located therein. The keyway 10 is undercut so that the walls 12 diverge towards the base of the keyway and the sides 14 of the shank 12 are correspondingly sloped so that the shank is held captive. The keyway 10 runs diametrically across the spool side and is enlarged at one end 15; the shank 12 is inserted from that end after which the closure plate 1 6 is attached to the spool side to prevent removal of the shank from that end. The shank 12 has a knob 17 at the end remote from the closure end 15 of the spool. The shank has a longitudinal recess into which an insert 20 is located and pinned transversely at 21 to be pivotal therein. The pin 21 is positioned substantially mid-way along the shank's length but slightly off-centre away from the knob end of the shank. The insert 20 is substantially rhomboidal in having two faces 22, 23 parallel to the base 24 of the recess in the shank and two faces 25, 26 at an angle thereto. The angled face 25 carries a leaf spring 27 which engages the base of the recess to bias the face 23 against the recess base. A push button actuated rod 28 in the knob abuts the remote end of face 23 to act against the spring 27 and cause the insert to pivot. The face 22, is held against the base of the keyway 10 by the spring bias and carries at its end remote from the pivot a stop pin 30 which locates on an aperture 31 adjacent the periphery of the spool side, i.e. adjacent one end of the keyway 10. A second aperture 32 is located centrally of the keyway and by depressing the push button 33 on the knob the insert is pivoted against the spring to lift the stop pin out of the end aperture 31, after which the handle can be pulled outwards and the push button released so that the stop pin 30 will engage the central aperture 32 to prevent further outward movement. The shank of the handle has a rebated portion along each side and the pivot pin is located therein so that it does not affect the free movement of the shank in the keyway. The rebated portion is contained within the keyway when the handle is extended, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The keyway 10 of the preferred embodiment is of constant width. However, in a modification, Fig. 4 the keyway has a narrow configuration 40 over a major radial part and a wider configuration 41 over the rest of its length. The shank 42 has a narrow configuration which locates within the narrow portion of the keyway but at its end remote from the knob 43 it flairs out to form an abutment 44. This abutment can engage with correspondingly shaped divergent faces 45 on the keyway at the junction of the narrow and wider portions. These faces are adjacent to the centre of the keyway but on the side of the centre point remote from the knob end. Thus when the shank is moved outwards along the keyway the end abutment engages the stop faces and prevents further outward movement. A fishing reel having an adjustable handle as hereinbefore described is especially, but not exclusively, of the kind for use in deep sea fishing for large fish such as marlin and shark. CLAIMS

4. A fishing reel as claimed in claim 3, in which the release means is an axially moveable member in the knob adapted to abut against one end of the insert and pivot the insert against the spring bias to disengage the stop means which is at the other end of the insert from its location in the side plate of the spool.

5. A fishing reel substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figs. 1 to 3 or Figs. 1 to 3 as modified by Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings.

New claims or amendments to claims filed on 11May1984.

Superseded claims 1 and 2 New or amended claims: 1. A fishing reel in which the handle for rotating the spool is radially extendible to increase the turning circle, and consequently the leverage available to the user, said handle including a shank which is slidably mounted in a radial slot in a side plate of the spool of the reel and is adjustable between at least two settings in each of which it lockably engages the spool, and a knob at one end of the shank.