IP Library Granted Patent US 12,426,583
Granted Patent B2
US 12,426,583 · App. 18/512,179 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Battery powered electric reel

Inventor: Thomas Sandstrom (Oakland Park, FL)
Assignee: Pure Fishing, Inc.
A01K89/017
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Patent No.
US 12,426,583
App. No.
18/512,179
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor driven fishing reel is provided. The motor driven fishing reel can include a detachable battery pack configured to supply power to a motorized drive assembly within the motor driven fishing reel. The battery pack can include a power output adaptor that can be engaged with a power input adaptor on the motor driven fishing reel. Alternatively, the power input adaptor can accept power from an external source. The battery pack can include one or more protrusions to engage with one or more receiving channels on the motor driven fishing reel such that the battery pack can easily be attached and detached from the motor driven fishing reel.

Claims (47)

1. A motor driven fishing reel comprising:

a main body;

a fishing line spool rotatably mounted to said main body via a spool axle;

a motorized drive assembly affixed to said main body;

said motorized drive assembly including an electric motor having an output shaft configured for powered rotation of said spool;

a battery pack detachable from the main body, the battery pack comprising a housing having an outer surface, a first protrusion protruding on the outer surface in a first direction, and a second protrusion protruding on the outer surface in a second direction different from the first direction; and

the main body comprising a first receiving channel configured to receive the first protrusion and a second receiving channel configured to receive the second protrusion;

wherein the battery pack is attached to the main body by engaging the first protrusion with the first receiving channel and engaging the second protrusion with the second receiving channel; and

an electrical control system to allow for user variation of the speed of said motor thereby allowing for user regulation of spool winding speed, wherein a user adjusts the speed of said motor by manually actuating a speed control knob.

2. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 1 , wherein the battery pack supplies power to the motorized drive assembly.

3. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 1 further comprising:

a power output adaptor coupled to the battery pack; and

a power input adaptor coupled to the main body,

wherein the power output adaptor is configured to engage the power input adaptor.

4. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 1 , wherein the battery pack further comprises one or more rechargeable batteries.

5. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 1 , wherein the first protrusion comprises a bore configured to engage a locking mechanism on the main body.

6. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 1 , further comprising a power input adaptor coupled to the main body, wherein the power input adaptor is configured to accept power from an external source to power the motorized drive assembly.

7. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 1 , wherein the electrical control system is configured to:

receive a speed control signal indicative of a position of the speed control knob; and

control the speed of said motor in response to the speed control signal.

8. A motor driven fishing reel comprising:

a main body;

a fishing line spool rotatably mounted to said main body via a spool axle;

a motorized drive assembly affixed to said main body;

said motorized drive assembly including an electric motor having an output shaft configured for powered rotation of said spool;

a battery pack detachable from the main body, the battery pack comprising a housing having an outer surface and a first protrusion on the outer surface, the first protrusion comprising a bore; and

the main body comprising a first receiving channel configured to receive the first protrusion, wherein the bore of the first protrusion is configured to engage a locking mechanism on the main body; and

an electrical control system to allow for user variation of the speed of said motor thereby allowing for user regulation of spool winding speed, wherein a user adjusts the speed of said motor by manually actuating a speed control knob.

9. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 8 , wherein the first protrusion protrudes on the outer surface of the housing in a first direction, wherein the housing comprises a second protrusion protruding on the outer surface in a second direction different from the first direction, and wherein the main body comprises a second receiving channel configured to receive the second protrusion.

10. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 8 , further comprising a power input adaptor coupled to the main body, wherein the power input adaptor is configured to accept power from an external source to power the motorized drive assembly.

11. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 8 , wherein the electrical control system is configured to:

receive a speed control signal indicative of a position of the speed control knob; and

control the speed of said motor in response to the speed control signal.

12. A motor driven fishing reel comprising:

a main body;

a fishing line spool rotatably mounted to said main body via a spool axle;

a motorized drive assembly affixed to said main body;

said motorized drive assembly including an electric motor having an output shaft configured for powered rotation of said spool;

a battery pack detachable from the main body, the battery pack comprising a housing having an outer surface and a first protrusion on the outer surface; and

the main body comprising a first receiving channel configured to receive the first protrusion;

an electrical control system to allow for user variation of the speed of said motor thereby allowing for user regulation of spool winding speed; and

a power input adaptor coupled to the main body, wherein the power input adaptor is configured to accept power from an external source to power the motorized drive assembly.

13. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 12 , wherein a user adjusts the speed of said motor by manually actuating a speed control knob, wherein the electrical control system is configured to:

receive a speed control signal indicative of a position of the speed control knob; and

control the speed of said motor in response to the speed control signal.

14. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 12 , wherein the first protrusion protrudes on the outer surface of the housing in a first direction, wherein the housing comprises a second protrusion protruding on the outer surface in a second direction different from the first direction, and wherein the main body comprises a second receiving channel configured to receive the second protrusion.

15. The motor driven fishing reel of claim 12 , wherein the first protrusion comprises a bore configured to engage a locking mechanism on the main body.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2025
From: PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO.; PURE FISHING, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070548/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN PATENT COLLATERAL (FIRST LIEN), RECORDED AT REEL 069231, FRAME 0202 Recorded Jan 14, 2025
From: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS RESIGNING AGENT
To: MONARCH FINANCE LLC, AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 069898/0581 →
SHORT FORM FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 23, 2024
From: PURE FISHING, INC.; FRABILL, INC.; PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO.; PLANO MOLDING COMPANY
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS FIRST LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069231/0202 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2024
From: PURE FISHING, INC.; PENN FISHING TACKLE MFG. CO.; PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ABL COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069174/0813 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: SANDSTROM, THOMAS
To: PURE FISHING, INC.
Reel/Frame 065594/0309 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17811237 · Jul 7, 2022
Provisional Application 63219043 · Jul 7, 2021
Related Publication 20240081306A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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