US PATENT SUBCLASS 242 / 264
.~.~.~ With yieldable drive coupling (e.g., friction or fluid clutch)

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242 /   HD   WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING

370  DF  REELING DEVICE {11}
223  DF  .~ Fishing rod reel {8}
249  DF  .~.~ With drive mechanism {9}
264.~.~.~ With yieldable drive coupling (e.g., friction or fluid clutch) {4}
265  DF  .~.~.~.~> Variable by crank manipulation {1}
267  DF  .~.~.~.~> Between drive shaft and crank
268  DF  .~.~.~.~> Between drive shaft and gear
269  DF  .~.~.~.~> Coaxial with line take-up {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 242/264

With yieldable drive coupling (e.g., friction or fluid clutch):

(under subclass 249) Subject matter wherein the drive mechanism includes a drive element adjustable to provide slippage for limiting the torque which can be transmitted between the power input and line take-up member.

(1) Note. The drive input of a fishing reel normally rotates a line take-up as an output for winding. Thus, a yieldable coupling serves a clutching function between driving and driven parts. Frequently the flow of power is reversed, resulting in a braking action between the driven element and the now stationary or overpowered input. To avoid diffusion of the art, any fishing reel with a significant yieldable coupling that can transmit power is placed here despite the use of terms such as brake, drag, etc.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

192, Clutches and Power-Stop Control,

12+, for a combined clutch and brake.

464, Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts,

40+, for an overload release drive coupling.