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US 12,648,550 · App. 18/903,554 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Fishing reel

Inventor: Keisuke Matsuno (Higashikurume, JP)
Assignee: GLOBERIDE, INC.
A01K89/0187
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Patent No.
US 12,648,550
App. No.
18/903,554
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a fishing reel comprising a clutch mechanism that switches a spool around which a fishing line is wound between a power transmission state and a power interruption state, in which the clutch mechanism comprises a clutch lever, an actuating member configured to be rotationally displaced in accordance with a rotational operation of the clutch lever by a user, and a support case configured to support the clutch lever, the actuating member, and an actuating member receiving seat, the actuating member receiving seat interferes with the actuating member to stop rotation of the actuating member, and a rigidity of a material forming the actuating member receiving seat is lower than a rigidity of a material forming the support case.

Claims (13)

1 . A fishing reel comprising a clutch mechanism that switches a spool around which a fishing line is wound between a power transmission state and a power interruption state, wherein

the clutch mechanism comprises

a clutch lever,

an actuating member that is connected to the clutch lever and configured to be rotationally displaced in accordance with a rotational operation of the clutch lever by a user, and

a support case configured to support the clutch lever, the actuating member, and an actuating member receiving seat,

the actuating member receiving seat interferes with the actuating member to stop rotation of the actuating member, and

a rigidity of a material forming the actuating member receiving seat is lower than a rigidity of a material forming the support case.

2 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein

the actuating member receiving seat comprises an abutting portion that abuts on at least one surface of a protrusion formed in the support case, and

the abutting portion interferes with the actuating member that is rotationally displaced.

3 . The fishing reel according to claim 2 , wherein the abutting portion has an interference portion that interferes with the actuating member that is rotationally displaced, and a reinforcement portion that reinforces the interference portion.

4 . The fishing reel according to claim 2 , wherein the abutting portion is formed in a gate shape and covers at least a part of the protrusion.

5 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein the material of the support case is a metal, and the material of the actuating member receiving seat is a synthetic resin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: MATSUNO, KEISUKE
To: GLOBERIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 068756/0670 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2024-005240 · Jan 17, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250228225A1 · Jul 17, 2025
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