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US 11,102,966 · App. 16/711,960 · Granted Aug 31, 2021

Dual-bearing reel

Inventors: Motohiro Niitsuma (Osaka, JP); Hiroki Oogose (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Shimano Inc.
A01K89/01121
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,102,966
App. No.
16/711,960
Granted
Aug 31, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dual-bearing reel for casting a fishing line in a forward direction includes a first side plate on a first side, a second side plate on a second side, a rod mounting portion, a front cover and a handle. The second side plate is apart from the first side plate in a lateral direction so as to form a space therebetween. The rod mounting portion is disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate. The front cover has a distal end portion, and covers the space between the first side plate and the second side plate from a front. The handle disposed on the first side. The center of the distal end portion of the front cover in the lateral direction is positioned toward the first side relative to a center of the rod mounting portion in the lateral direction.

Claims (12)

1. A dual-bearing reel for casting a fishing line in a forward direction, comprising:

a first side plate on a first side of the dual-bearing reel;

a second side plate disposed on a second side of the dual-bearing reel apart from the first side plate in a lateral direction so as to form a space therebetween;

a rod mounting portion disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate;

a front cover having a distal end portion, and covering the space between the first side plate and the second side plate from a front;

a handle disposed on the first side; and

a thumbrest having a finger placement portion on which a thumb of a hand of a user holding the reel body from the second side is capable of being placed, the thumbrest is disposed so as to cover at least a portion of the front cover when viewed from above, and the finger placement portion corresponds to the distal end portion of the front cover and is recessed in a direction toward the front cover; and

a center of the distal end portion of the front cover in the lateral direction positioned toward the first side relative to a center of the rod mounting portion in the lateral direction.

2. The dual-bearing reel according to claim 1 , wherein

the finger placement portion is disposed in a position offset toward the first side relative to the center of the rod mounting portion in the lateral direction.

3. The dual-bearing reel according to claim 1 , wherein

the reel body further has a second side cover covering a side of the second side plate, and the front cover has a first curved portion that is arc-shaped and extends from the distal end portion toward the first side plate, and a second curved portion that is arc-shaped and extends from the distal end portion toward the second side plate and is smoothly connected to the second side cover.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2019
From: NIITSUMA, MOTOHIRO; OOGOSE, HIROKI
To: SHIMANO INC.
Reel/Frame 051264/0729 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2019-002990 · Jan 10, 2019 · national
JP JP2019-023668 · Feb 13, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200221678A1 · Jul 16, 2020
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