Reel assembly for storing fishing line

摘要

A reel assembly 10 for storing fishing line 8 includes a housing comprising first and second housing parts 14, 16, a spool assembly 17 including a spool 38 rotatably mounted to the housing part 16 and a handle 39 removably mounted to the spool 38 for winding the line 8 onto the spool 38. The housing parts 14,16 each have first and second complementary releasable connecting formations 20, 22 for releasably connecting the housing parts 14, 16 to one another in one of a housing configuration wherein the housing parts 14, 16 are releasably connected to one another by the formations 20 to form a housing around the spool 38 and a supporting configuration wherein the housing part 14 is releasably connected to an underside of the housing part 16 by the formations 22 such that the housing part 14 provides a stable base for supporting the housing part 16 on a substrate surface.

主权项

1. A reel assembly for storing fishing line including:
a housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part, wherein the housing parts each have a generally cup-shaped configuration and include a pair of opposite spaced apart major sides; and a spool rotatably mounted to the second housing part, the spool having a central support formation on which the fishing line can be wound, the spool defining an axis of rotation about which the spool is rotated for winding and unwinding the fishing line onto the spool, in use, the first housing part and the second housing part each having first and second complementary releasable connecting formations for releasably connecting the first housing part and the second housing part to one another in a selected one of two different configurations, whereby the housing parts are transformable between: a housing configuration wherein the first housing part and the second housing part are releasably connected to one another by the first connecting formations of the housing parts in an arrangement wherein the housing parts substantially surround the spool; and a supporting configuration wherein the first housing part is releasably connected to an underside of the second housing part by the second connecting formations of the housing parts, in an arrangement wherein the first housing part provides a base for supporting the second housing part on a substrate surface, wherein the base of the first housing part is defined by one of the major sides of the first housing part.