Crank handle for a fishing reel

Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a crank handle for a fishing reel showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a botom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof.

The designations with respect to top, bottom, left side, right side, etc. are arbitrary in that the crank handle is rotatable and can be placed on either side of a fishing reel. The portions of the crank handle and the structure on which the crank handle is mounted that are shown in dotted lines do not constitute part of the claimed invention.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D300843 April 25, 1989 Doi et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D383191
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 12, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 2, 1997
Assignee: Zebco Division of Brunswick Corporation (Tulsa, OK)
Inventors: Randy Lee Atherton (Tulsa, OK), Kent Lee Zwayer (Tulsa, OK), Richard J. Robbins (Derby, KS)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Law Firm: Wood, Phillips, VanSanten, Clark & Mortimer
Application Number: 0/41,341
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Reel Rotates Perpendicular To Rod (D22/141)
International Classification: 2205;