Fishing Line Reel with Rapid Line Payout

摘要

A reel for fishing line or the like provides for extremely rapid payout by releasing the line to unwind by sliding rapidly around a guide surrounding the line spool and by rotation of the line spool itself. A lever controls a line guide preventing sliding of the fishing line around the guide and providing controllable friction and locking of rotation of the line spool only when actuated by the user to permit retraction of the line or controlled tensioning of the line.

主权项

1. A fishing line reel providing rapid line payout comprising:
a housing supporting: a crank mechanism operable by a user for rotating a crankshaft extending along a first axis and rotating a drive shaft extending along a second axis with respect to the housing substantially perpendicular to the first axis; a line spool rotatable about the drive shaft; a winder attached to rotate with the drive shaft for catching a fishing line so that the fishing line winds about the line spool with rotation of the drive shaft when the winder is engaged and for freeing the fishing line so that the fishing line does not wind about the hue spool with the rotation of the drive shaft when the winder is disengaged; an operator operable by the user to move the winder between the engaged and disengaged positions; and a bias spring moving the winder to the disengaged position whenever the operator is not operated by the user and moving the winder to the engaged position only when operated by the user.