摘要 |
PURPOSE: A discreting brake dial for a baitcast fishing reel is provided to accommodate the majority of operating environments that the discreting mechanism is not located about the perimeter of the dial, and to provide smooth, fluid movement over a range of braking positions. CONSTITUTION: The braking apparatus for a fishing reel(24) having at least two predetermined breaking positions comprises a side cover(42) having an aperture; a brake dial(46) rotatably receivable in the aperture, the dial having a detent spring retained in a cavity therein; and a spool cover having one or more cam lobes. When the brake dial is positioned within the aperture, a spring lobe will interact with the cam lobe or lobes such that rotation of the brake dial will be inhibited in at least one direction until sufficient rotational force is applied to the brake dial to cause deformation of the detent spring sufficient to allow the spring lobe to traverse the interfering cam lobe.
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