John E Weber

US Patent:

45601186, Dec 24, 1985

Filed:

Mar 15, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/589889

Inventors:

John A. Weber - Philadelphia PA
Herbert O. Henze - Philadelphia PA

Assignee:

Penn Fishing Tackle Mfg. Co. - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

A01K 89015

US Classification:

242215

Abstract:

A drive mechanism for fishing reels is disclosed which includes a spool supported on bearings and a shaft, carried in spaced side plates of a reel frame. The reel includes a cam operated brake mechanism which includes a plurality of stops, with an axially slidable spool shaft. One of the bearings carries a shaft supporting a bearing and drive mechanism which includes a handle, positioning pin and gears slidably mounted on shafts, which upon selective manipulation will engage one of two sets of gears, thereby determining the drive ratio available to the handle for varying the speed of spool rotation as desired. The gear ratios are selected to provide that upon backward or counterclockwise handle rotation against the stops, the teeth of the gears of the lower ratio will always be angularly aligned with the internal teeth of the ring gear to provide for gear shifting.

US Patent:

47237279, Feb 9, 1988

Filed:

Jul 18, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/888465

Inventors:

John A. Weber - Rockledge PA

Assignee:

Penn Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Co. - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

A01K 8900
F16H 308
F16D 1104

US Classification:

242 841R

Abstract:

A fishing reel having shiftable concentrically-mounted gears engageable with each other via respective gear core members, with one core member of one gear having at least one perpendicular projection which is receivable by at least one well disposed in the core member of the other gear to thereby accomplish engagement of the two gears.