Crank Operated Reel Patents (Class D22/140)
  • Patent number: 8033492
    Abstract: A fishing spinning reel that includes a rotor having a pair of opposing arms on both sides of a rotor body, wherein one of the pair of arms is provided with, at a forefront end thereof, a supporting member including a fishing line guide; a spool configured to wind up a fishing line through the fishing line guide; and a stiffening member extending from each of fore portions of the pair of the arms towards a rear portion of the rotor body. In one embodiment, the stiffening member is formed to be more spaced apart from the pair of the arms as approaching butt ends of the pair of the arms. In one embodiment, a portion of the stiffening member apart from the pair of arms may be connected to the rotor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Globeride, Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi Fujioka, Wataru Tsutsumi, Takashi Shibata, Kyoichi Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7416147
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new type of reel unit for a fishing line for use on a fishing rod, made up of a housing, a spool rotatably mounted on the housing that can be rotated via a gear unit by means of a hand crank for reeling in and reeling out the line, and a holder for mounting the reel unit to the fishing rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignees: CWB Innovation GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Klein
  • Patent number: 7413138
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily fix a cover member to a reel unit of a spinning reel while exposure of a fixing member to a rear portion of the reel unit is reduced. A reel unit includes a reel body, a lid member, a reel unit protection member, and an intermediate member. The reel body includes an accommodation space that opens to a lateral side, a first insertion hole that is communicated with the accommodation space, and a second insertion hole that is disposed on the opposite side of the first insertion hole and is communicated with the accommodation space. The lid member is detachably/reattachably mounted to the reel body so as to cover the accommodation space. The reel unit protection member is mounted from backward so as to cover the reel body and the lid member, and includes a boss that passes through the first insertion hole from a rear portion of the reel body and protrudes toward the accommodation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Keigo Kitajima, Hirokazu Hiraoka, Shingo Matsuo
  • Patent number: 7118059
    Abstract: A spinning-reel reel unit includes a rod-attachment leg and a reel body having a main piece and a lid member. The lid member is integrally formed with the rod-attachment leg and is attachably/detachably fitted to the main piece. The main piece and the lid member are shaped so that a joint forms a curved seam on the rod-attachment leg side. The joint is formed so as to bulge downward on a side of the main piece away from the rod-attachment leg. The joint is formed so as to be tilted upward on the rod-attachment leg aside toward the front. In the spinning-reel reel unit, the overall size of the reel is reduced while the strength of the reel unit is kept high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Taisei Morise
  • Patent number: 7118058
    Abstract: A spinning reel rotor is rotatively mounted onto a reel unit of a spinning reel and winds fishing line onto a spool. The rotor is provided with a cylindrical portion, a bail arm, and first and second rotor arms having first and second cover members. The cylindrical portion is rotatively mounted to an end of the reel unit. The first and second rotor arms extend in the direction away from the reel unit from diametrically opposing positions of the reel unit side end portion of the cylindrical portion. The second cover member covers the outside of the second rotor arm and has a plurality of through holes formed in its outside surface. In a spinning reel rotor to which cover members are mounted, it is possible to inexpensively prevent the rotor from being scratched such that its appearance can be maintained without losing the classic look of the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Masakazu Iwabuchi, Keigo Kitajima
  • Patent number: D540419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Akira Nago
  • Patent number: D558299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: The Orvis Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James B. Lepage, Steven M. Hemkens
  • Patent number: D561868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Shakespeare Company, LLC
    Inventor: Kwok Yin Wong
  • Patent number: D561869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Shakespeare Company, LLC
    Inventor: Kwok Yin Wong
  • Patent number: D565691
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Inventor: John N. Young
  • Patent number: D572336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Asano, Akio Sekimoto, Wataru Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: D575371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: PACP, Inc
    Inventor: John N. Young
  • Patent number: D578178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Akio Sekimoto, Wataru Tsutsumi, Shinichi Asano
  • Patent number: D579075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Akio Sekimoto, Wataru Tsutsumi, Shinichi Asano
  • Patent number: D581008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Danielsson Innovation AB
    Inventor: Tomas Danielsson
  • Patent number: D583010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Ardent Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon P. Gray
  • Patent number: D583011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Cocus Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joon Yong Lee
  • Patent number: D586422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventor: Mikiharu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D593637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventor: Mikiharu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D595806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Akira Nago
  • Patent number: D608853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Natsuki Noma
  • Patent number: D608854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Natsuki Noma
  • Patent number: D609772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tohma, Wataru Tsutsumi, Masakazu Noguchi, Takashi Kishimoto
  • Patent number: D619675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Natsuki Noma
  • Patent number: D620070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Shimaro Inc.
    Inventor: Natsuki Noma
  • Patent number: D620071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Natsuki Noma
  • Patent number: D620072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Natsuki Noma
  • Patent number: D638092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: David S. Heller, Robert P. Hauck
  • Patent number: D654553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Clark Patrick McCune, Hyunkyu Kim
  • Patent number: D659222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Globeride, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toma, Shuta Kano, Wataru Tsutsumi, Masakazu Noguchi, Takashi Kondoh
  • Patent number: D660938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Ardent Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon P. Gray
  • Patent number: D661774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Nago, Masakazu Iwabuchi
  • Patent number: D661775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Nago, Masakazu Iwabuchi
  • Patent number: D669152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Globeride, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideki Jyo, Tomoyuki Amano, Sakae Kobayashi, Daisuke Higuchi
  • Patent number: D674867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Tabuse, Akira Nago
  • Patent number: D674868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoya Deguchi, Natsuki Noma
  • Patent number: D674869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Tomoya Deguchi
  • Patent number: D674870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Hosono
  • Patent number: D674871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Hosono
  • Patent number: D676523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Arcticsilver Innovation AS
    Inventors: Eivind Halseth, Tore Vinje Brustad, Andreas Murray, Oskar Johansen, Robert Selfors
  • Patent number: D684238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Clark Patrick McCune
  • Patent number: D695379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Globeride, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuta Kano, Takeshi Nagayama, Daisuke Higuchi
  • Patent number: D709985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Tomoya Deguchi
  • Patent number: D712006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: 3-TAND, LLC
    Inventor: Robert W. Koelewyn
  • Patent number: D718409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Mariko Asaba
  • Patent number: D724173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Mariko Asaba
  • Patent number: D724174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Akira Nago
  • Patent number: D731613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Globeride, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuta Kano, Takeshi Nagayama, Masakazu Noguchi, Daisuke Higuchi
  • Patent number: D741448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Inventor: Robin Hancock
  • Patent number: D741646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Fox River Brewing Company, LLC
    Inventor: Jay P. Supple