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US 6,877,686 · App. 10/623,024 · Granted Apr 12, 2005

Locking drag cover

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Patent No.
US 6,877,686
App. No.
10/623,024
Granted
Apr 12, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fishing reel, having a spool and a drag mechanism having a drag washer therein, is provided with a drag cover means to cover said drag mechanism; and locking means engaging said drag cover means and said drag washer to lock said drag washer in position within said reel.

Claims (6)

1. In a fishing reel having a spool and a drag mechanism having a drag washer therein, the improvement comprising:

a drag cover means comprising a drag cover in threaded engagement with the spool, to cover said drag mechanism; and

locking means engaging said drag cover means and said drag washer to lock said drag washer in position within said reel.

2. The reel of claim 1 wherein the drag washer has at least one notch and the drag cover means has a spring-biased pin means therein for engagement with said notch.

3. The reel of claim 2 further comprising a retraction means engaging said spring-biased pin means to provide a means for retracting said pin means from said notch.

4. The reel of claim 3 wherein the retraction means comprises a clip; and said drag cover has two surfaces, one for engaging said clip when said pin means engages said notch and one for engaging said clip when said pin means is retracted from said notch.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT R/F 047976/0928 Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS AGENT
To: PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO.
Reel/Frame 069180/0611 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2024
From: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
To: PURE FISHING, INC.; PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO.; SHAKESPEARE ALL STAR ACQUISITION LLC
Reel/Frame 069176/0407 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2019
From: PURE FISHING, INC.; PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO.; SHAKESPEARE ALL STAR ACQUISITION LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047979/0715 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2018
From: PURE FISHING, INC.; PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO.,; SHAKESPEARE ALL STAR ACQUISITION LLC
To: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047988/0817 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Dec 21, 2018
From: PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS FIRST LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047976/0928 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2003
From: DATCUK JR., PETER T.
To: PENN FISHING TACKLE MANUFACTURING
Reel/Frame 014307/0816 →