NZ336494A

NZ336494A - Spinning reel for fishing which allows higher and lower speed winding

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Publication number: NZ336494A
Application number: NZ336494A
Authority: NZ
Inventors: Ning Tao
Original assignee: Ning Tao; Suo Hsing; Jarvis Walker Pty Ltd
Priority date: 1996-12-06
Filing date: 1997-11-28
Publication date: 1999-10-28
Also published as: WO1998024310A1; KR20000069350A; AUPO406296A0; EP0971582A4; JP2001505056A; EP0971582A1; CN1239400A

Description

<div class="application article clearfix" id="description"> New Zealand No 336494 International No PCT/AU97/00812 TO BE ENTERED AFTER ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION Priority dates 06 12 1996, Complete Specification Filed 28 11 1997 Classification (6) A01K89/01.00 Publication date 28 October 1999 Journal No 1445 NEW ZEALAND PATENTS ACT 1953 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION Title of Invention A spinning reel for fishing Name, address and nationality of applicant(s) as in international application fornrr NING TAO, 26 COLORADO CRESCENT, ROWVILLE, VICTORIA 3178, Aust, SUO HSING, 16 F NO 98, LANE 134 SEC 3, HSIN I Rd, TAIPEI, TAIWAN, JARVIS WALKER PTY LTD, 960 STUD Rd, ROWVILLE, VICTORIA 3178, Aust WO 98/24310 PCT/AU97/00812 1 Spinning reel for fishing Field of the Invention This invention relates to a spinning reel foi fishing In pellicular, it relates to a spinning reel of the typo having a spool assembly including a 5 spool shaft which lecipiocates in an axial ducction on rotation of a handle, the spool being mounted on a first axial end of a spool shaft a drive mechanism being provided towards a second axial end of the spool shaft, opposite fiom the first axial end, and a rotor which turns about the spool for winding line onto the spool 10 Hnckgrountl of the Invention In spinning reels of the typo dosenbed above fishing line is wound onto the spool by means of the rotor which turns about the axis of the spool shaft and describes a circle extending aiound tho spool canying fishing line aiound the spool for winding the line onto tho spool 15 The speed at which line is wound onto the spool depends on the gearing of the reel and the speed at which the handle is turned In some circumstances, it is desirable to have a faster winding speed than normal It is known to piovide two speed winding on existing spinning reels, however the mechanisms used for this involve complex gearing arrangements which 20 are expensive to manufacture The present invention seeks to provide a simplei mechanism which allows highei and lower speed winding but which is compact and easy and cheap to manufacture Thus according to the piesent invention there is piovided a spinning 25 reel for fishing comprising a spool shaft leciprocable in an axial direction dining rotation of a handle shaft a spool being mounted on the spool shaft at a first axial end of the spool shaft, a rotor for winding line onto the spool, 30 means, operatively connected to the handle shaft for turning the rotor relative to the body of the spinning reel about the spool and spool shaft, for winding line onto the spool, charactensed in that the spinning reel also includes means for selectively rotating the spool shaft about its cential axis lelative to the body of the spinning reel which can be optionally selected to 35 inciease the speed of rotation of the rotoi relative to the spool Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -3- WO 98/24310 TCT/AU97/00812 2 Typically, tho moans foi turning tho lotoi about the spool shaft includes a bevel gear or othei geai adapted to convert lotational movement in 0110 axis to rotational movement in perpendictilai axis, such as a spiral geai Tho (fust) bevel gear may be mounted about the spool shaft and a second 5 bevel gear rotating about an axis perpendicular to the spool shaft may be provided which meshos with the first bevel gear The first bevel gear is connected to the rotor and rotation of the fnst bevel gear about and relative to the spool shaft causes the lotor to turn about the spool 10 The second bevel geai is typically rotated about its axis by a pinion geai meshing with a spur gear rotated by a shaft connected to the handle In a preferred embodiment the spinning reel includes a thud bevel gear mounted about the spool whose teeth oppose the teeth of the first bevel geai and which moslies with the second bevel geai so that the fnst and third 15 bevel geais "sandwich" the second bevel geai and rotate in opposite directions about the spool shaft Typically, the fnst and thud bevel gears will have the same number of teeth although the numbers of teeth can differ by small amounts (say by one or two teeth) 20 Both first and third bevel gears may rotate lelative to the shaft and move along the spool shaft The reel may also include a clutch which is movable along the spool shaft between first position wheie it is engaged with the casing, or body of the spinning reel, a second position where it engages the third bevel gear, or a position where it does not engage the body or the 25 bevel gear so that the spool rotates freely The clutch is constrained so that it cannot rotate relative to the spool shaft Thus, if the clutch is engaged with the casing of the spinning reel the spool shaft is prevented from rotating relative to the casing However, if the clutch is engaged with the thud bevel gear, the spool shaft is caused to rotate 30 in the opposite sense to the turning of the rotor thus the speed of rotation of the rotor relative to the spool is increased A highly pieferred and novel feature of the invention is the use of a worm shaft and pin to drive the mam shaft directly backwards and foi wards in the direction of its longitudinal axis to recipiocate the spool backwards 35 and forwards Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -4- WO 98/24310 PCT/AU97/00812 3 Existing typos of worm drive used in fishing Teels include an arrangement whore a separate worm shaft is set 111 the spool of tho fishing reel, the woim shaft encircling the main shaft with the pin sot 111 the rotor to dnvc the spool and recipiocate the spool along the longitudinal axis of the 5 main shaft In anothci known prior art arrangement a sepaiale worm shaft is provided which is disposed parallel to tho main shaft which is connected to the worm via a block which lccipiocates up and down the worm shaft and thus causes the shaft and spool to reciprocate In a fuithcr anangemont, the spool itself is fixed and only the line guide which winds line onto the spool 10 is oscillated by moans of a worm shaft parallel to the axis of the spool The preferied lecipiocating woim drive of the piesent invention is simpler and moic compact than the three pnoi art systems descubed above since the main shaft itself is directly driven via a pin located inside the bevel gear 15 Thus in a related aspect of the piesent invention there is provided a spinning reel foi fishing compnsing a main spool shaft leciprocable in an axial direction during lotation of a handle shaft a spool being mounted on the main spool shaft at a first axial end of the spool shaft, 20 a pinion rotatable during the rotation of the handle for tuining a rotor for winding line onto the spool, means, opeiatively connected to the handle shaft for turning the rotor relative to the body of the spinning reel about the spool and spool shaft, for winding line onto the spool characterised in that the main spool shaft 25 defines a worm shaft, the spool is fixed relative lo the main spool shaft in use and a pin co-operates with the woim shaft for duving and reciprocating the worm shaft and hence the spool, along its longitudinal axis Piefeiably the spool shaft is geneially cylindrical and defines at least one gioove which extends part way along the longitudinal extent of the shaft 30 1 he clutch is pieferably geneially annulai and defines an inwardly extending piotrusion shaped and configured to locate in the grooves when the clutch is mounted on the spool More than one groove could be provided One side of the clutch may define teeth adopted to engage with corresponding teeth on tho reverse side of the tlnid bevel gear The other 35 side of the chitch may also define teeth winch are adapted lo engage in a corresponding slot in the body or casing of the spinning reel Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -5- WO 98/24310 PCT/AU97/00812 4 Alternatively, tho clutch may define n fnclion pinto which engages with a similar fnction plate on the leverse side of the bevel geai In this ombodimont tho amount of slip between the plates can bo varied by adjusting the force pushing the fnction plates togethei 111 this manner the winding 5 speed can be vanecl ovei a wide range depending on the amount of slip between the plates A suitable switch oi lever may be provided foi moving tho clutch In one embodiment the switch or lover may be operated olectromagnelically by a solenoid or the like 10 One problem with existing fishing reels is that as the number of featuies offered by the leels increase the complexity of the reels and their contiol systems also inciease Control of the leels thus becomes moie difficult particulaily since most of the timo it is desnable that one of the angler s hands will be opeiating the handle of the loel while the othei hand 15 holds the lod on which the leel is fixed Thus in a piefened feature of the invention contiol of the clutch is carried out remotely by means of a cable control mechanism whose lever or switch is located on the rod oi handle of the fishing rod assembly which includes the spinning reel 20 The contiol cable may be of the standard type used to opeiate bicycle brakes and the like and comprising a fairly stiff wire disposed in a flexible tube Of course this type of contiol means could be used to contiol other switches on fishing reels Thus in a related aspect of the present invention there is piovided a 25 control system for a fishing reel assembly including a fishing reel and a fishing rod the control system compnsing a switch, levei or the like disposed on the rod of the fishing rod assembly, pieferably disposed on the handle of that rod, and a control cable operatively connecting that switch or lever to a switchable mechanism of the fishing reel to enable control of a feature of the 30 fishing reel remotely from the fishing rod Specific embodiments of the invention will now be descnbed, by way of example only and with refeience to the accompanying drawings in which - Figuie 1 is an exploded part-sectional schematic view of a fishing reel 35 embodying the present invention, Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -6- WO 98/24310 PCT/AU97/00812 5 Figiuo la lllusliatos tha spool shaft locipiocatmg mechanism 111 more detail. Figure 2 is a view of Iho embodiment shown in Figure 1 including a fust mechanism for moving a clutch of the fishing leel 5 Figure 3 illustrates a second embodiment of the piesent invention having a second mechanism for moving the clutch, Figuie 3a is a cioss sectional viow of a pait of the mechanism lllustiated in Figure 3 Figuie 4 lllustiates a third embodiment of the present invention 10 having a third mechanism foi moving the clutch, Figures 5 and 5a illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention having a fourth mechanism foi moving the chitch, Figure 5b illustrates an electiomagnetic switch foi moving tho clutch Figure 6 illustrates a fifth embodiment of the piesent invention 15 having a fifth mechanism foi moving the clutch, Figure 7 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the present invention having an alternative clutch design, and Figure 8 illustrates a seventh embodiment of the piesent invention using a clutch similar to that shown in Figure 7, 20 Drtailed Description of tho Preferred Embodiments Referring to the drawings, Figuie 1 shows a schematic exploded view of a spinning reel for fishing, generally indicated at 10 The spinning reel includes a spool 12 on which fishing line is wound the spool being mounted at the distal end 13 of the spinning reel, on a spool shaft 14 by means of a 25 front tension drag mcchanism generally indicated at 16, mounted on a screw thiead 18 provided at the distal end 13 of the spool shaft 14 A rear diag assembly is also provided at the proximal end 20 of the spinning reel which assembly is standard in the art and is not shown in detail The rear drag assembly is adjusted by knob 22 30 A laigc spur gear 24 is mounted on shaft 2G which is tinned by a handle of the spinning reel which handle is fixed to the shaft to turn the same but which to simplify the drawings is not lllustiated Spui gear 24 meshes with pinion gear 28 which is formed on a leverse (i e noil-toothed) side of a bevel geai 30 Bevel gear 30 is thus rotated at an angular speed of 35 rotation in direction B greater than the speed at which the handle is turned in direction A The bevel gear 30 meshes with bevel gears 32 and 34 and rotates Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -7- WO 98/24310 PCT/AU97/00812 6 them in opposite dneotions nt speeds col and co2 as indicated 111 Figuio 1 In the descnbed embodiment bevel gears 32 and 34 are the same size and configuration, hence the geais rotate at the same angular speed but in opposite rotational senses However in other embodiments the sizes of the 5 geais and/or the numbers of teoth may differ by one oi two teeth A lotor assembly 36 is mounted to bevel gear 34 and hence lotates at the same angulai speed relative to the body of the spinning leel as does gem 34 Bevel gear 34 is integral with a recipiocating mechanism which causes the spool shaft to oscillate in the direction C-C This is illustrated in 10 moie detail in Figuie la where it can be seen that the system uses a worm shaft 15a formed directly on the mam spool shaft 14 and a pin 15b to drive the spool shaft 14 Conventional spool reciprocation systems lefeired to in the intioduction lo this application aic awkward to use in conjunction with the bevel geais of the present invention although they could bo used The 15 piesent system uses tho spool shaft 14 dnectly as the woim shaft and the pin is inside the bevel gear This featuie of having the recipiocation mechanism actually formed on the shaft enables the leel to be more compact A clutch 38 is mounted on spool shaft 14 and is movable along the shaft 14, controlled by a suitable mechanism, such as a lever not illustrated 20 m Figure 1 As can be seen ill Figure 1 the cross section of the spool shaft defines two diametucally opposed slots or grooves 14a, 14b, which extend along the shaft from the proximal end 20 of the shaft towaids the distal end, terminating between bevel gear 32 and bevel gear 34 The clutch 38 defines protrusions, not lllustiated, which locate in the gioove so the clutch cannot 25 rotate about or relative to the spool shaft The clutch also defines a circumferential gioove 39 which extends around the centie of the body of the clutch 38 As can be seen in Figure 1 the reverse side 32B of the bevel gear 32 defines, four arcuate teeth or profusions 40 which are spaced apait oil the 30 circumference of a circle Both sides 38A and 38B of the clutch also define similaily sized and configuied sets of teeth 42 and 44 respectively such that when clutch 38 is moved towaids the distal end of the spinning reel into contact with bevel gear 32 the teeth 40 and 42 mesh and the clutch and the bevel gear 32 lotate as one Facing the opposite side 38B of the clutch is a 35 generally cruciform slot 46 in the casing of oi a body poition of the spinning reel The slot is configured to leccive teeth 44 so that when the clutch 38 is Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -8- WO 98/24310 PCT/AXJ97/00812 7 moved towards the proximal end of the spinning reel teeth 44 engage in slot 46 and the clutch cannot lotate with respect to the body of the spinning reel In use if the clutch 38 is engaged with the spinning reel body 46 the spool shaft 14 is pievented fiom rotating and merely lecipiocates backwards 5 and forwards relative to the spinning leel body, handle etc in the direction C - C The rotoi to which in use the fishing line is attached lotntes at speed co2 The mam shaft 14 and spool 12 do not turn hence the net speed at which line is fed onto the reel is merely ©2 If the clutch i*> moved into engagement with the bevel geai 32, the 10 spool shaft is foiced to lotate with the gear 32 at speed col Thus the shaft rotates in the opposite sense to the rotor thus increasing the net speed at which line is wound onto the leel to col + a>2 Thus the rotor is able to wind line onto the reel at much gi eater speed if the bevel geais 32 and 34 are the same size the speed will be 15 doubled Figures 2 to 6 show partly exploded views of vanous options for mechanisms foi controlling the clutch Components of the spinning reel which aie same as those shown in Figure 1, bear the same leference numerals In those figures the clutch is noinially biased usually by means of 20 springs and levers in a position intermediate bevel gear 32 and casing 46 in a "free spool" condition In Figure 2 one end 52 of a lever 50 defines a slot 54 between two flexible arms 52A B which engage in the circumferential gioove 39 extending aiound the encumference of the centre of the clutch 38 The 25 flexible arms act as leaf springs and continuously urge the teeth of the clutch 38 into mating contact with the casing or gear 32 to prevent fret (ridge) to fret mating of the teeth if the ridges of the teeth do contact each other as soon as the clutch and gear have rotated a sufficient distance lelative to each othei to inter-cngage the arms will cause the teeth to interlock The centie of the 30 lever defines a pivot pin 55 One end 55A of the pivot pin is cylindrical and is mounted in the body/casing of the spinning reel The other end 55B of the pivot defines two flats 57, 58 at 90° to each other The flats acts to retain the lever in one of two stable positions corresponding to the clutch being engaged with the casing or the bevel geai 32 lespectively and the other, or 35 handle end, 56 of the lever is used to pivot the one end 52 of the lever to move the clutch to cause the clutch to engage either the bevel gear 32 or the Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -9- WO 98/24310 PCT/AU97/00812 8 slot 46 The mechanism tends to have a dofmito "flip" action in changing Ihe positions over which alerts tho user that the desired changoovei in the position of the levoi has been initiated In Figure 3 a plate 60 having a circular rut out portion 62 engages m 5 gioove 39 and is moved by switch assembly 64 which can be moved parallel to the axis of the spool shaft 14, in the dnection C-C, Figure 3a is a cross-sectional view through the switch assembly which shows the embodiment in moie detail An elongate slot is defined in the casing A lod extends through the slot peipendicular to the casing and is fixed to a switch button 63 A 10 spring plate 61 which defines a clip 65 or piotrusion at either end holds the switch at positions at either end of the slot by means of channels G5a in the casing which receive the clips At the end of the lod distal from the switch there are two spnngs 66a and 66b which act to smooth the opeiation of the chitch At some clutch rotating angles, the clutch's teeth aie not able to 15 engage with the teeth of the bevel geai For example, if the lever button G3 is pushed towaids the right as oriented in Figuie 3a, the spnng plate 61 will hold the button 63 at the right by the effect of the clip 65 engaging in the channel 65a Howevei if the teeth of the clutch 38 are jammed against the teeth of the bevel gear 32 as illustrated in Figure 3a The clutch cannot 20 properly engage with the engage with the bevel gear 32 Spring 66b is then compressed Once the leel is operated by turning its handle, a relative displacement will occur between the clutch 38 and the geai 32 the teeth will be aligned and the spring 66b is then able to foice the clutch 38 lo move into the engaging position To engage clutch 38 with casing 46 is snmlai to the 25 above analysis Springs 66a and 66b act as a buffer and thus enable smooth and leliable clutch operation In Figure 4 one end 70 of a lever 72 defines a slot between two flexible arms 72A B which engages in the circumferential gioove 39 of the clutch 38 The lover defines a pivot 74 which is mounted in 'he body/case of 30 the spinning reel A handle 76 is fixed lo the axis of the pivot pin so that turning the handle causes the level to pivot to the clutch with the body of the spinning leel or the bevel gear 32 as appiopriate A spring 78 biases the lever to retain the clutch in one of two stable positions corresponding to the clutch being engaged with the casing or bevel 35 gear 32, respectively By holding the handle 76 an angler may prevent the Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -10- WO 98/24310 PCT/AU97/00812 9 clutch teeth from boing engaged with eithei the casing or tho bevel gem 32 thus the leel is m a "free spool" condition Flexible element/arm 72A performs the same function as springs 06a, 66b of Figuie 3, in engaging tho clutch and gear 32 wheie they do not 5 initially mesh Referring now to Figure 5, a furthci embodiment is shown in which a slot 100 foi engaging in the gioove 39 in the clutch is defined in a plate 102 which is mounted perpendicular to a fuither plate 104 which plate is slidable in dnection C-C A rod 106 extends from plate 104 and into a slot 107 in a 10 levei aim 108 Plate 104 is biased by means of a spring 110 which acts as a buffer in a similar manner to spnngs 66a and 66b The lever aim 108 is biased by means of a further spring 112 which tends lo hold the clutch in one of two stable positions coriesponding to the clutch being engaged with the casing oi 15 bevel geai 32, respectively By holding the handle 114 an anglei may pievont the clutch teeth fiom being engaged with either tho casing oi the bevel geai 32 thus the reel is in a "free spool" condition Rotation of handle 114 mounted about shaft 26 causes the clutch to move to engage either slot 46 or bevel gear 32 as appropriate The piovision of the 20 handle 114 around tho main handle shaft piovides ease of access to speed changes Figure 5a shows a similar view to Figuie 5 lllustiating the location of handle 114 in relation to tho casing 115 and the reel winding handle 116 Figure 5b illustrates an embodiment in which the switch is moved 25 electromagnetically by a solenoid 117 and feriomagnetic lod 118 on which a plate 119 engaging the groove 39 in the clutch is mounted The lod is able to move along its longitudinal axis A contiol system 120 opeiated by a switch, or possibly a computer leveises the current through the solenoid and hence moves the rod and plate to the left or right The solenoid 117 also acts as a 30 buffer Figure 6 shows a similar arrangement to Figure 4 except that the lever handle 120 is generally in the shape of an inveitod J and piojects upwards towards the back of the spinning leel Anglers are used to having switches and controls located at the reai of the reel body/casing and the location of the 35 switch there is preferred by some Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -11- W<) 9K/24310 FCT/AU97/00812 JO Figures 7 and 8 show embodiments which have moie substantial vauations to the mcchanism of the device and. 111 pniticulai a diffeient design of chitch plate In Figures 7 and 8 the clutch 138a, 138b engages with bevel gear 132 ■5 by fnction only latliei than by means of meshing teeth Parts 138a. 138b are in fact in ono piece, although in Figures 7 and 8 the paits aie shown sepaiated for a clearer illustration of the design of the chitch That is Suifaces 138c and 138d aie in fact joined Tho reverse side 132A of the bevel gear engages with surface 138A not shown of chitch both of which are 10 coated with matenals which have a high coefficient of friction In these embodiments the clutch is normally biased to the "slower" position wheie the spool is not turned A plate-like levei 140 is pivoted to the casing of the spinning reel about axis 142 As oriented in Figure 7 when uppei end 149 of the plate 15 lotates in a clockwise direction D this causes clutch 138 to engage with bevel geai 132 and at the same time disengage from slot 148 which in tuin causes the spool to lotate 111 the opposite sense to the rotoi such that the lelative speed of rotation is again ©1 + co2 When upper end 149 of lever 140 moves in the anticlockwise 20 dnection E a slot 148 in the lever engages with a cioss shaped piotiusion defined m a clutch pait 138b This pievents the spool shaft from rotating relative to the casing/body of the spinning reel Lever 140 is moved by a mechanism including a fuithei lever 150, one end of which is attached to the upper end 149 of levei 140, the othei end of which 154 is connected to a 25 cable control mechanism 156 The lever pivots about an axis 158 controlled by the cable mechanism 156, the control handle 160 foi which can be located on a fishing lod 162 for ease of use Figure 8 shows a similar arrangement to Figure 7 except that the lever 140 is controlled by means of a single further lever 180 one end 182 of which 30 is spring mounted to upper end 149 of lever 140, the othei end of which defines a handle 184 which is located adjacent the mounting means 186 shown in dotted lines for mounting the spinning reel onto a fishing rod The lever 180 is pivoted about axis 183 located close to end 102 to piovide a suitable mechanical advantage oil opeiating the handle 184 The location of 35 the handle adjacent the rod is convenient for use since it enables a person Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -12- WO 98/24310 IT WAU97/00812 11 fishing to control tho winding speed, hold the fishing rod and turn the linndle to wind the lino 111 at the same time In both tho onibodimonts of Figmo 7 and 8 it can be seon that there is a spang LOO disposed between the top of the levm 14H and tho levei which r> actuates the levei to move to engage with the clutch Tho spring 100 acts ns a buffoi and smooths the opeiation of tho dovico Anothei spring 192 keeps the clutch 130n engaged in the casing when the levei 104 oi 1G0 aie not actuated It will be seen that the vanous embodiments dosenbed abovo provide 10 a vauety of options foi control means and levers to opeiate the speed change featuie of the piesonl invention and wluchevci option is used is largely a mattei of pieference and ease of use for tho user Although the specific description descnbes the use of bevel gears any gear which can conveit lotational movement in one axis into lotational 15 movement about a substantially perpendicular axis, such as a spual geai, could bo used It will be appreciated by peisons skilled in tho ait that numoious variations and/oi modifications may be made to the invention as shown in the specific embodiments without depaiting from the spnit or scope of the 20 invention as broadly described The prosont embodiments aro, therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive Printed from Mimosa 07/24/1999 14 01 28 page -13- 12 </div>

Claims

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Claims 

1 A spinning leel for fishing including: 

a body , 

a spool shaft, leciprocable in an axial dnection duiing lotation of a handle shaft, a spool being mounted on the spool shaft at a fnst axial end of the spool shaft, 

a rotor foi winding line onto the fpool, 

means, opeiatively connected to the handle shaft, foi turning the lotoi about the spool and spool shaft, lelative to said body of the spinning reel for winding line onto the spool, charactensed in that - 

the spinning leel also includes means foi selectively lotatmg the spool shaft about its cential axis lelative to the body of the spinning leel which when selected increases the speed of lotation of the lotoi lelative to the spool
2 A spinning leel as claimed m claim 1 chaiactensed m that the means for turning the lotoi about the spool shaft includes a fust geai mounted about the spool shaft and a second geai rotating about an axis peipendiculai to the spool shaft which meshes with the fust gear and wheiem, 

the first geai is opeiatively connected to the lotoi, and lotation of the fust geai about and lelative to the spool shaft causes the lotoi to tuin about the spool
3 A spinning reel as claimed in claim 2 chaiactensed m that the second gear lotates about its axis by means of a pinion meshing with a spui geai rotated by a shaft connected to the handle
4 A spinning leel as claimed in claim 2 oi claim 3 chaiactensed m that the spinning leel includes a third geai mounted about the spool whose teeth oppose the teeth of the fust gear and which meshes with the second gear so that the fnst and thud geais sandwich the second geai and lotate in opposite dnections about the spool shaft
5 A spinning leel as claimed in claim 4 charactensed in that the fnst, second and thnd geais aie bevel gears
6 A spinning reel as claimed in claim 4 charactensed in that the fnst and thnd gears aie spnal geais 

2 I 

13
7 A spinning leel as claimed m claim 5 chaiactensed in that the first and thnd bovol geais aic fixod in terms of translational niovemenl lelative to the body of the reel but may lotate lelative to the shaft and move lelative to the spool shaft
8 A spinning leel as claimed in claim 5 oi claim 7 chaiactensed in thai the leel also includes a clutch which is movable along the spool shaft between fnst position wheie it is engaged with the casing, oi body ot the spinning leel, a second position wheie it engages the thnd bevel geai, and an inteimediate position wheie it does not engage either the body oi the bevel geai in which intermediate position the spool lotates fieely, 

wheiein the clutch is constiamed so that it cannot lotate relative to the spool shaft, and wheiein, 

if the clutch is engaged with the casing of the spinning ieel, the spool shaft is pievented fiom lotating lelative to the casing, but if the clutch is engaged with the thud bevel geai, the spool shaft is caused to lotate m the opposite sense to the turning of the rotoi thus the speed of lotation of the rotoi lelative to the spool is incieased
9 A spinning ieel as claimed m any one of claims 1 to 8, chaiactensed in that the spool shaft is geneially cyhndncal and defines at least one gioove which extends part way along the longitudinal extent of the shaft
10 A spinning ieel as claimed in claim 9 chaiactensed in that the clutch is geneially annulai and defines an inwaidly extending piotiusion shaped and configuied to locate in the gioove when the clutch is mounted on the spool shaft
11 A spinning ieel as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 10, characterised in that one side of the clutch defines teeth which aie adapted to engage with conesponding teeth on the reverse side of the thnd geai
12 A spinning ieel as claimed in claim 11 chaiactensed in that the clutch has an opposite side to the one side and wheiein that opposite side of the clutch also defines teeth which aie adapted to engage in a conesponding slot in the body or casing of the spinning reel
13 A spinning ieel as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 10 chaiactensed in that the clutch defines a fnction plate which is adapted to engage with a similai fnction plate on the reveise side of the third geai 

14
14 A spinning ieel as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 13 chaiactensed in that contiol of the clutch is earned out lemotely by means of a cable control mechanism whose opeiating levei or switch is located on the lod oi handle of a fishing rod assembly,
15 A spinning ieel as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7 chaiactensed m that a cable contiol mechanism is piovided whose operating levei or switch opeiatively connected to one end of the cable, is located on the rod or handle of a fishing lod assembly, the othei end of the cable being opeiable to engage the means foi selectively iota ting the spool shaft about its central axis to increase the speed of rotation of the lotoi lelative to the spool
16 A spinning ieel as claimed in claim 14 oi claim 15 chaiactensed in that the contiol cable compnses a lelatively stiff wne disposed in a flexible tube
17 A spinning ieel as claimed in any pieceding claim 1 chaiactensed in that the spool shaft cames the spool and defines a woim shaft and is dnven duectly backwards and foiwards in the dnection of its longitudinal axis by a rotatable pin mounted in the fnst gear foi recipiocating the spool backwaids and foiwards
18 A spinning ieel foi fishing compnsing a body , 

a spool shaft, recipiocable in an axial dnection dunng lotation of a handle shaft, a spool being mounted on the spool shaft at a fnst axial end of the spool shaft, 

a lotoi foi winding line onto the spool, 

a fust geai mounted about the spool shaft and a second gear lotatmg about an axis perpendiculai to the spool shaft which meshes with the fnst geai lelative to said body of the spinning ieel, the second geai being turned by the handle shaft, 

the fust geai being opeiatively connected to the lotoi, and wheiein rotation of the first gear about and relative to the spool shaft causes the rotor to tuin about the spool foi winding fishing line onto the spool, 

a third gear mounted about the spool whose teeth oppose the teeth of the fnst gear and which meshes with the second geai so that the fnst and thnd geais sandwich the second geai and lotate in opposite dnections about the spool shaft, and wheiein the spinning reel includes means foi selectively lotating the spool shaft about its central axis lelative to the body of the spinning reel by opeiatively 

? rt ft ' . 

S 2 o I 

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engaging the spool shaft with the thud gear to mcieases the speed of rotation of the lotoi lelative to the spool,
19 A spinning ieel as claimed in claim 18 chaiactensed in that the first and thud geais aie bevel geais which aie fixed in terms of tianslational movement lelative to the body of the ieel but may lotate lelative Lo the shafL and move lelaLive to the spool shaft
20 A spinning ieel as claimed in claim 19 chaiactensed in that the reel also includes a clutch which is movable along the spool shaft between first position wheie it is engaged with the casing, oi body of the spinning ieel a second position wheie it engages the thnd bevel geai, and an inLeimediale position wheie it does not engage the body oi the bevel geai in which mteimediate position the spool may lolate fieely, 

wheiein the clutch is constiamed so that it cannot lotate lelative to the spool shaft and wheiein if the clutch is engaged with the casing of the spinning ieel the spool shaft is pievented fiom lotating relative to the casing, but if the chitch is engaged with the third bevel geai, the spool shaft is caused to lotate in the opposite sense to the turning of the lotoi thus the speed of lotation of the lotoi relative to the spool is increased
21 A spinning ieel as claimed in claim 20, chaiactensed in that the spool shaft is geneially cylindrical and defines at least one gioove which extends pait way along the longitudinal extenL of the shaft
22 A spinning ieel for fishing including a body, 

a spool shaft, lecipiocable in an axial dnection during lotation of a handle shaft, a spool being mounted on the spool shaft at a fust axial end of the spool shaft, 

a lotoi foi winding line onto the spool, 

means, opeiatively connected to the handle shaft, foi turning the lotoi about the spool and spool shaft, lelative to said body of the spinning ieel foi winding line onLo Lhe spool wheiein the spool shaft defines a woim shaft and is dnven dnectly backwaids and foiwaids in the dnection of its longitudinal axis by a lotatable pin lotating about its cential longitudinal axis to lecipiocate the spool backwaids and foiwaids, and wheiem 

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the spinning ieel also includes means foi selectively lotating the spool shaft about its cential axis lelative to the body ot the spinning ieel which when selected incieases the speed of lotation of the lotoi lelative to the spool
23 A spinning ieel as claimed in claim 22 chaiactensed in that the means foi turning the lotoi about the spool shaft includes a fust geai mounted about the spool shaft and a second geai lotating about an axis peipendicular to the spool shaft which meshes with the hist geai and wheiem, 

the fnst geai is connected to the lotoi and lotation of the fnst geai about and lelative to the spool shaft causes the rotor to turn about the spool
24 A spinning ieel as claimed m claim 23 chaiactensed in that the second geai lotates about its axis by means of a pinion meshing with a spui gear lotated by a shaft connected to the handle
25 A spinning ieel as claimed in claim 24 chaiactensed in that the spinning ieel includes a third geai mounted about the spool whose teeth oppose the teeth of the fnst gear and which meshes with the second geai so that the fnst and thnd geais sandwich the second geai and lotate m opposite dnections about the spool shaft
26 A spinning ieel as claimed in claim 25 chaiactensed in that the fnst. second and thnd geais aie bevel geais
27 A spinning ieel substantially as heieinbefoie descnbed with refeience to and oi as shown in Figiues 1 to 2, Figuie 3, Figuie 4, Figuies 5 and 5a, Figuie 5b, Figuie 6 Figuie 7, oi Figuie 8 

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