Thumb rest for baitcast reel

- Zebco Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front and side perspective view of a thumb rest for baitcast reel, showing our new design; the broken line showing of a reel is for illustrative purposes only and form no part of claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear and side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken lines shown in several of the views are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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D290635 June 30, 1987 Nakamura
1379692 May 1921 Pflueger
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4575024 March 11, 1986 Kaneko
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Patent History
Patent number: D323872
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 31, 1989
Date of Patent: Feb 11, 1992
Assignee: Zebco Corporation (Tulsa, OK)
Inventors: Richard J. Robbins (Derby, KS), Steven W. Vogts (Broken Arrow, OK)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Law Firm: Wood, Phillips, Mason, Recktenwald & VanSanten
Application Number: 7/304,335
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Crank Operated Reel (D22/140)