US 12,219,945 B2
Fishing reel with planetary drive and offset gear
Larry Pulkrabek, Superior, WI (US); and Ty Warner, Superior, WI (US)
Assigned to TrikaUSA Inc., Superior, WI (US)
Filed by TrikaUSA Inc., Superior, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/475,493.
Application 18/475,493 is a continuation of application No. 17/473,873, filed on Sep. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,805,768.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/144,513, filed on Feb. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/078,114, filed on Sep. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/078,103, filed on Sep. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/078,108, filed on Sep. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0016134 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 89/01 (2006.01); A01K 89/015 (2006.01); A01K 89/027 (2006.01); A01K 89/033 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 89/057 (2015.05) [A01K 89/0182 (2015.05); A01K 89/0183 (2015.05); A01K 89/0184 (2015.05); A01K 89/01902 (2015.05); A01K 89/0192 (2015.05); A01K 89/01931 (2015.05); A01K 89/027 (2013.01); A01K 89/033 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fishing reel comprising:
a first housing member, a second housing member positioned apart from each other;
a spool positioned between and partially within the first housing member and the second housing member;
a spindle extending through a central inner volume of the spool along a central axis about which the spool rotates; and
a gear set configured to drive the spool to rotate about the central axis, the gear set comprising a first set of gears arranged about the central axis, and a second set of gears arranged about an axis offset from the central axis;
wherein the gear set is configured to receive input rotational kinetic energy at the second set of gears and output rotational kinetic energy through the second set of gears and the first set of gears to the spool.