JP2000342136A - Reel cover for fishing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reel cover for fishing capable of operating a reel while in a state attached to the reel, applicable to both types of right-hand and left- hand operating reels and capable of easily engaging a fishhook with a fishhook engaging part. SOLUTION: In this reel cover capable of covering a reel in a state installed on a fishing rod, an opening 4 to pass a handle of the reel is formed on a side face of the reel cover. Fishhook engaging parts 6a, 7a and 8a are installed on an upper surface of the reel cover.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fishing reel cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent No. 2846292 discloses a bait reel cover. The main cover is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape and has an opening for exposing the leg of the reel, and a circular shape sewn to the main cover so as to close one peripheral edge of the main cover. And a band-shaped auxiliary cover attached to the main cover so as to be disposed on the other peripheral side of the main cover.

[0003] The above-mentioned main cover covers the outer peripheral portion of the reel body of the reel mounted on the fishing rod.
The side cover covers the side of the reel body opposite to the handle. The sub cover is hung over the handle, and the tip of the sub cover is detachably attached to the side cover.

According to the prior art reel cover configured as described above, the reel can be covered while the reel is still mounted on the fishing rod to protect the reel.

[0005] A hook hook engaging portion is provided on the front surface of the main cover. By hooking the hook on the hook engaging portion, the reel and fishing rod on which the device is set can be carried in a stable state.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, the auxiliary cover is provided with a reel cover to restrain the handle of the reel mounted on the fishing rod from being inadvertently rotated. The reel cannot be operated in the state as it is. That is, usually, the reel body is made of metal, and in winter or cold regions, there is a demand to fish while keeping the reel cover attached in order to feel very cold during palming, Technology reel covers cannot meet such demands.

Further, in the prior art, the above-mentioned hook hook engaging portion is used to hook a hook, for example, a treble hook attached to a lure, to prevent the hook from being placed in an unstable state. And for that,
After the hook is hooked on the hook engaging portion, it is necessary to apply tension to the fishing line by rotating the handle of the reel so that the fishing line does not loosen. However, as described above, since the handle cannot be rotated after the tip of the sub cover is attached to the side cover, the tip of the sub cover is removed from the side cover in order to apply the above-described tension to the fishing line. It is necessary to rotate the handle to apply tension to the fishing line, and then attach the tip of the sub-cover to the side cover again. That is, in order to fulfill the function of the hook engaging portion, the above-described complicated work is required.

Further, since the hook engaging portion is provided on the front surface of the main cover, for example, when the reel has a right-handed handle, the hook engaging portion is located on the front side of the reel. Although the hook is easily locked, if the reel has a left-handed handle, the reel cover is mounted upside down, and as a result, the hook hook is located on the rear side of the reel. Located and difficult to lock the hook.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to operate a reel in a state of being attached to a reel, and not only can the present invention be applied to any type of right-hand and left-hand reels. An object of the present invention is to provide a fishing reel cover that can be easily locked to a stop.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention is a fishing reel cover capable of covering a reel with the reel mounted on a fishing rod. An opening (4) through which the handle of the reel is passed is formed on the side surface of the cover, and the hook hooks (6a, 7a,
8a) is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the fishing reel cover according to the first aspect, the reel cover includes a main cover (1) and a left cover (2) attached to left and right sides of the main cover (1), respectively. ) And a right cover (3), and the opening (4) is provided with the left cover (2).
And the right cover (3), and the left cover (2) and the right cover (3) are provided with connecting portions (5a, 5b) for removably connecting them to each other. ), And the hook engaging portion (6)
a, 7a, 8a) are provided at substantially the center of the main cover (1) in the axial direction of the fishing rod.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a fishing reel cover according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The reel cover A has a basic configuration including a main cover 1, a left cover 2, and a right cover 3.

The main cover 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape from neoprene. As shown in FIG. 1, concave portions 1a and 1b are formed in an upper side portion and a lower side portion, respectively. The main cover 1 is configured such that the recesses 1a and 1b are arranged before and after a bait reel (not shown), respectively.
It covers almost the upper half of the outer peripheral surface. That is, the concave portions 1a and 1b
Is located slightly above the fishing line so as not to interfere with the fishing line emitted from the level wind mechanism provided on the front side of the bait reel. Recess 1
The other of a and 1b is located slightly higher than this so that a clutch lever provided on the rear side of the bait reel is exposed. This allows not only the operation of the clutch lever but also the summing.

As is apparent from the above description, the main cover 1 may be arranged upside down with respect to the bait reel. Therefore,
In FIG. 1, the main cover 1 has a shape that is symmetric with respect to a horizontal line passing through the center.

At the center of the main cover 1, a plate 6 described later is attached.

The left cover 2 is formed in a substantially sector shape from neoprene so as to cover the left side surface of the bait reel, and has a band portion 2a at one end. Similarly to the main cover 1, the left cover 2 may be arranged in the back and forth direction with respect to the bait reel. Therefore, in FIG. 1, the left cover 2 also has a shape that is symmetric with respect to a horizontal line passing through the center thereof. The left cover 2 thus formed is sewn together in a state where the left cover 2 abuts on one side (the left side in FIG. 1) of the main cover 1.

The right cover 3 is formed in a substantially sector shape from neoprene so as to cover the right side surface of the bait reel, and has a band portion 3a at one end. Similarly to the main cover 1, the right cover 3 may be arranged in front and back with respect to the bait reel. Accordingly, in FIG. 1, the right cover 3 also has a shape that is symmetric with respect to a horizontal line passing through the center. The right cover 3 has an opening 4 through which the handle of the bait reel is passed. The opening 4 has a slit 4a extending toward the band 3a. This facilitates insertion of the handle into the opening 4 while keeping the opening area of the opening 4 small. The right cover 3 thus formed
Are sewn together with one side (right side in FIG. 1) of the main cover 1.

The tip of the band 2a of the left cover 2 and the tip of the band 3a of the right cover 3 are removably connected to each other via connecting portions 5a and 5b. In this embodiment, the connecting portion 5 a is a hook-side connecting piece that is one of the components of the hook-and-loop fastener, and the band portion 3 of the right cover 3.
a is attached to the surface at the tip. on the other hand,
The connecting portion 5b is a loop-side connecting piece that is the other component of the hook-and-loop fastener, and is attached to the back surface of the band portion 2a of the left cover 2.

The above-mentioned plate 6 is formed in an elliptical shape from a metal such as aluminum, and a trade name or the like is displayed here by means such as etching. That is,
This plate 6 acts as a nameplate. A protrusion 6a is formed at one end of the plate 6 by cutting and raising, and a hole 6b is formed in the protrusion 6a. The projection 6a having the hole 6b functions as a hook hook locking portion. The plate 6 thus formed is adhered to the center of the main cover 1 as shown in FIG. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a development view schematically showing the components of the reel cover A of the present invention, and the hook 6 locking portion 6a is not shown in the plate 6 therein.

The reel cover obtained by sewing the main cover 1, the left cover 2 and the right cover 3 as described above has a shape as shown in FIG. However, the above-described hook hook 6a is provided on the reel cover shown in FIG.
A plate 8, which is different from the plate 6 having the above, is attached as described later.

To mount the reel cover A of the present invention on a bait reel having a right-handed handle attached to a fishing rod, the reel cover A is passed through the opening 4 of the right cover 3 by passing the handle of the bait reel. Cover A over bait reel. In this state, the main cover 1 covers almost the upper half of the outer peripheral surface of the bait reel, and the left cover 2 and the right cover 3 respectively cover both side surfaces of the bait reel. In such a state, the connecting portion 5a provided on the band portion 3a of the right cover 3 may be engaged with the connecting portion 5b provided on the band portion 2a of the left cover 2.

In such a state, the reel cover A
Does not interfere with the rotation of the handle of the bait reel, the release of the fishing line from the level wind mechanism, and the swing of the clutch lever. Therefore, the bait reel can be operated with the reel cover A attached.

A hook hook 6a (see FIG. 2) of the reel cover A is located on the upper surface of the reel cover, and a hook such as a treble hook attached to a lure is hooked on the hook hook 6a. be able to. At this time,
As described above, even when the reel cover A is attached, the handle of the bait reel can be rotated. Therefore, the handle of the reel is rotated to apply tension to the fishing line so that the fishing line does not loosen. It is possible.

When the reel cover A of the present invention is mounted on a bait reel having a left-handed handle mounted on a fishing rod, the reel cover A is mounted in the same manner as described above with the front and rear directions reversed. You just have to do the work.
Here, even if the front and rear directions of the reel cover A are reversed, the hook hook 6a is still located on the upper surface of the reel cover, so that the hook can be easily hooked on the hook hook 6a. Can be.

FIG. 3 shows a modification of the plate 6 described above. The plate 7 shown in FIG. 3 is formed in an elliptical shape from a synthetic resin such as polypropylene or nylon. A product name or the like is displayed on the surface of the plate 7, and this is easily realized by molding a synthetic resin. The plate 7 has a hook hook 7a formed by bending a wire at one end. The hook engaging portion 7a is adhered to the back surface of the plate 7. Besides this,
The fishing hook engaging portion 7a may be integrally molded so as to be embedded in the plate 7 in the molding of a synthetic resin.

The reel cover shown in FIG. 4 has a plate 8 obtained by further modifying the plate 7 described above. This plate 8 is formed in an elliptical shape from the same material as the plate 7 shown in FIG. 3, but has a hook 8a projecting upward at substantially the center of the plate 8. The hook 8a may be adhered to the plate 8 or may be integrally molded so as to be embedded in the plate 8 in the molding of a synthetic resin.

Although the main cover 1, the left cover 2 and the right cover 3 have been described as being made of neoprene, the invention is not limited to this, and they may be made of other synthetic rubbers or synthetic resins. At this time, it is desirable to use a material having excellent heat insulating properties in view of use in winter and cold regions.

Although the plates 6, 7, and 8 have been described as having an elliptical shape, they may have any shape.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the reel cover is attached, the handle of the reel can be rotated, so that the fishing can be performed as it is. In addition, regardless of the type of the reel having the right-handed handle and the reel having the left-handed handle, the hook engaging portion is located on the upper surface of the reel, so that the hook can be easily hooked on the hook engaging portion. Can be performed. As described above, even after the reel cover is attached, after the hook is hooked on the hook engaging portion due to the possibility of operating the reel handle,
By rotating the handle of the reel, tension can be applied to the fishing line so that it does not loosen.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the components of the reel cover are simplified, and the cutting of each component is facilitated.
In particular, by making each component a line-symmetric shape,
The manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a developed view schematically showing components of a reel cover of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a plate attached to the reel cover of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a modification of the plate shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a reel cover according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main cover 2 Left cover 3 Right cover 4 Opening 5a, 5b Connecting part 6a, 7a, 8a Fishing hook locking part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A fishing reel cover capable of covering a reel mounted on a fishing rod, wherein an opening for passing a handle of the reel is formed on a side surface of the reel cover. A fishing reel cover, wherein a hook hook is provided on an upper surface of the reel cover. 2. The reel cover includes a main cover, a left cover and a right cover attached to left and right sides of the main cover, respectively, and the opening is formed of the left cover and the right cover. The left cover and the right cover have a connecting portion for detachably connecting them to each other, and the hook engaging portion is in the axial direction of the fishing rod, 2. The fishing reel cover according to claim 1, wherein the fishing reel cover is provided at a substantially central portion of the main cover.