Abstract: A fishing reel having a drive motor, gearing, stationary spool for the fishing line and a flanged winding cup provided with a guide for a pickup pin extendable through the flange, together with a cam for causing the guide and pickup pin to be extended, includes a spring which moves the winding cup toward the cam and produces sufficient force to maintain the guide on the cam against a surge of a fish when the pickup pin is extended to use the gearing and unactuated drive motor as a brake. An optical fiber, terminating adjacent the winding cup flange, transmits an impression of the line moving in front of its end around the winding flange during casting or the pickup pin similarly moving, to a translation device which converts the number of rotations into feet, meters, or the like. Such movement is correlated with the amount of line moved onto or off the spool to compensate for differing diameters of a line loop so wound or unwound.

Abstract: The reel is of the fixed spool type with rear brake, and comprises a drive shaft a first end of which supports the spool, a main spool brake with an operating member actuatable from the rear of the reel by the user, an auxiliary braking lever comprising a grippable part forming a control member for pushing a braking member against a braking surface of the shaft, wherein a resilient transmission means is inserted directly between the grippable part of the auxiliary braking lever and the braking member for transmitting the auxiliary braking force, and the auxiliary braking lever is urged by resilient return means bringing it back to the rest position.

Abstract: According to the invention, structure is provided through which the drag knob can be press-fit to the appropriate reel mounting structure without requiring tools or separate fasteners. Typically, such a knob is mounted to a deck plate. A male projection having an associated shoulder is provided on one of the drag adjustment knob and deck plate and is extendable into a bore on the other of the knob and deck plate in such a fashion that the shoulder serves to captively hold the knob in operative position with respect to the deck plate.

Abstract: A spinning reel of the rear drag type having greatly improved durability has a reel body made of plastic with a recess portion formed at a rear end thereof, and a fitting through-hole formed in a bottom wall of the recess portion. A spool shaft passes through the through-hole in the bottom wall. A click receiver made of metal and having a washer receiving flange at one end thereof is engaged with the reel body, the click receiver being fitted in the through-hole and fitted around the spool shaft so as to be slidable but not rotatable with respect thereto. A click member is fitted on the spool shaft for rotation therewith and is received within the click receiver, and a plurality of drag washers are fitted around the spool shaft abutting the click member. A drag mechanism applies an adjustable force to the drag washers.

Abstract: A magnetic cylinder and plate for offset printing. The cylinder has annular magnets and pole pieces. The magnetic circuit is completed through a printing plate. The magnetic flux substantially saturates the pole pieces and plates. The area ratio of the pole pieces to the magnets is greater than about 0.45 to 1 and preferably about 0.6 to 1. In assembling the magnets and cylinder, the magnets are wrapped into slots between the pole pieces. The magnets are angularly displaced so that the leading magnet is positioned between the pole pieces before it is in proximity to the trailing magnet and demagnetization of the magnets is minimized.

Abstract: The automatic winding of extremely small electrical core coils, for example video core coils, takes place on a rotatable winding unit which cooperates with a wire drawing apparatus provided with a catch hook. Each coil former receiver is provided with an associated wire mount. During the winding, the coil former together with the coil former receiver is immobile wherein the wire section of the winding wire necessary for each core coil is drawn from a wire storage coil over a wire deflector. During the winding of the core coil the rotatable winding unit, together with a plurality of wire retainers arranged in a vertically adjustable winding head, can be positioned so that the catch hook passes horizontally not only through one of the wire retainers but also through the core opening in the coil former. After applying the winding wire to one limb of the coil former during the withdrawal of the catch hook through the core opening, the cyclic rotation of the wire retainers then takes place through 270.degree.

Abstract: The illustrated embodiment which is in the form of a winch (or hoist) comprises a reel including a spool and embodying a portion thereof through which it may be driven for its raising and lowering functions. The reel mounts in bearing relation to a drive shaft between parallel relatively closely spaced side walls of its housing. This embodiment features an overload clutch including a drive plate mounted for rotation with said shaft within said housing. The drive plate nests within a shallow cup-shaped plate firmly and resiliently coupled by springs, parts of which have an interfit relation with portions of the bounding wall. Upon rotation of the shaft the nature and direction thereof is transmitted through the clutch and successive drive transmission elements to the portion of the reel provided for this purpose.

Abstract: A roofing system includes a filler member (12) engaging the under sides of the tiles (3) at the eaves of the roof. The filler member (12) is carried by a strip (13) which is pivotable on a spacer member (4), having ventilation apertures (6), the spacer member (4) being secured to the top of an underlying fascia board (1). The strip (13), which is also effective to support the roofing felt (14), extends inwardly from the spacer member (4) and engages the rafters (2), whereby to locate the filler member (12) at a desired inclination relative to the tiles (3).

Abstract: A coil winding machine comprising a spindle adapted to be driven in rotational motion and to have one or more coil wound thereupon, wire supply apparatus for supplying wire to the spindle for producing the wound coil, insulative sleeve release apparatus for selectably retaining and releasing insulative sleeves through which the wire is drawn to form the coil, such that the sleeves are properly positioned on the wound coils and control apparatus for governing the operation of the spindle and of the release apparatus whereby release of the insulative sleeve takes place at the correct time for proper positioning of the sleeve on the coil.

Abstract: An automatic magnetic tape loading apparatus in a magnetic tape recording/playback system includes a reel support rotatably mounted in a first recess in a base for supporting an open feed reel, a takeup hub rotatably mounted in a second recess in the base for winding a magnetic tape fed from the open feed reel, and a channel defined in the base for passage therethrough of the magnetic tape as it is supplied from the open feed reel to the takeup hub. The base has thereon a plurality of air ducts for blowing air through the first recess and the channel into the second recess to carry a leading end portion of the magnetic tape from the open feed reel via the channel to the takeup hub until the leading tape end portion is coiled around the takeup hub.

Abstract: A multiple strand twine formed of a plural of monofilaments and multiple filaments wherein a multiple strand formed by undertwisting monofilament along with a plural of the multiple filaments is combined with a monostrand formed by twisting one monofilament alone in the same direction of the undertwisting, the combination of the both strands being then overtwisted in the direction opposite to the undertwisting. And a fish net formed of the above twines.

Abstract: A winding and reciprocation mechanism is disclosed for a spinning type fishing reel. A master gear is connected to and rotates a first tubular shaft which is connected to a rotary frame. The master gear is also connected to and rotates a second tubular shaft disposed within the first tubular shaft. The second tubular shaft is connected with an axially fixed engaging member which engages with a transverse groove in a spool shaft to axially reciprocate the spool shaft and in turn a spool connected thereto. The engaging member is incorporated in an inner space of the rotary frame to provide a small lightweight reel.

Abstract: A fishing reel wherein a spool is rotatably supported on a spool shaft mounted between first and second side frames. A cast-control member is supported on the second side frame and positioned at one axial side of the spool. The cast-control member is movable axially of the spool and has an operating portion operable outside the second side frame. A contact member has an annular contact portion for contacting the cast-control member. The contact member is held at an axial outer face of the spool such that the contact member does not rotate relative to the spool. When the cast-control member is moved axially with respect to the spool to contact the contact member, the cast-control member applies a rotation resisting force by means of the contact member to the spool with respect to free rotation thereof.

Abstract: Coils of wire having different geometries are wound onto the same dynamoelectric device core or onto cores having different geometries utilizing a flier-type winding machine having a winding form or forms provided with two sets of differently configured wire guide surfaces and rotated to be selectively oriented to wind coils of one geometry or the other. Such rotation may be accomplished by rotation of the flier with which the form is associated. A center guide assembly having two selectively operable guide members is also disclosed.

Abstract: A braking mechanism for retrofitting onto a fishing reel allows the drag on the fishing line to be preset. The mechanism includes a braking wheel, a crank, and a stop. The stop is adjustably mounted on the crank. The fisherman moves the stop to a desired position to control the amount the braking wheel can be turned.

Abstract: A spinning reel is provided with a rotary frame having a fishing line retainer reciprocally swingable between a line winding-up position and a line release position, a drive mechanism for driving the rotary frame, a spool for winding-up thereon a fishing line by rotation of the rotary frame driven by the drive mechanism, a first anti-reverse-rotation mechanism having a plurality of teeth, a second anti-reverse-rotation mechanism having one tooth corresponding to the position where the line retainer is optimally adapted for inverse swinging motion, and a release mechanism for allowing the first anti-reverse-rotation mechanism to rotate in reverse when the drive mechanism reversely rotates the rotary frame.

Abstract: An open-end spinning machine is disclosed having a piecing ability employing both a yarn reserve-forming member as well as reverse rotation of the yarn withdrawal rollers and of the package drive roll to pay out yarn from the package during formation of the yarn reserve, during the start-up cycle. This permits rapid dispensing of the yarn reserve on piecing, while allowing the reserve to be formed at a controlled rate before start-up and thereby minimizing the load on any auxiliary power source taking over in the event of shut-down of a multi-station spinning machine on power failure.

Abstract: A rigger for trolling a fishing lure at a desired depth includes an elongated arm having a free end and an end pivotally secured to a mounting base. A trolley is slidably mounted on the arm for movement towards and away from the free end of the arm. A downrigger line pulley is secured to the trolley for movement therewith. A downrigger line reel is mounted on the base and a downrigger line or cable extends over the downrigger pulley. An elastic cord has ends fixed to the trolley for biasing the trolley towards the free end of the arm. A latch is provided to secure the arm in a vertical or tipped up position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a filament winding feed system that collects and collimates strands of composite material (26) from a supply creel (22) and controls the convergence of the strands into a single band (20) at a feed eye (32) as the band is wound about a rotating mandrel (18). The feed eye (32) incorporates a ceramic ring (108) that is rotatably mounted therein. Use of the rotatable ceramic ring (108) provides a durable surface by which strands (26) can pass without causing excessive wear. The heat retention property of the ring (108) is conducive to lubrication of the passing strands without overheating the strands. The rotatable nature of the ring (108) eliminates the problem of strands bunching or twisting as they move in response to changes in the winding direction. Two comb devices are used as control elements. The first comb (24) collects the strands from the supply spools into a parallel spaced-apart relationship.

Abstract: Fluidized bed apparatus, comprising a fluidized bed vessel in which a substantially horizontal rotor disc is arranged above a perforated bottom or above an air chamber for rotary movement about an at least approximately vertical axis and for adjustment along said axis. The fluidized bed vessel is tapered upwardly, one portion inwardly and one outwardly to enhance the flow therein and the rotor disc forms a flat cone and the disc may have a central cone with the rotor disc covering at least the central part of the perforated bottom.The questions raised in reexamination request No. 90/000,329, filed 02/15/83, have been considered and the results thereof are reflected in this reissue patent which constitutes the reexamination certificate required by 35 U.S.C. 307 as provided in 37 CFR 1.570(e).