Title: Electric operated automatic downrigger

Abstract: A downrigger apparatus for trolling in which an electric motor is energizable for winding and unwinding downrigger line from a reel. A rotor is driven in reduced speed synchronism with the reel and automatically actuates up and down limit switches to stop winding and unwinding rotation of the reel by the motor. The down limit switch is carried by a support adjustable along the path of movement of the rotor through a range of positions corresponding to different lengths of line unwound from the reel, with cooperating pointer and indicia means to indicate the length of the line unwound from the reel.

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Inventors: Kubanek, Emil

Application Number: 965260
Filing Date: 1978-11-30
Publication_date: 1980-03-04
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Primary Class(es): 242/390.1 33/750, 43/4, 242/223, 242/250, 242/390.2, 254/276
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US Patent Ref:

2272213	Feb, 1942	Lear	242/54.
2355381	Aug, 1944	Lear	33/136.
3167264	Jan, 1965	Ohtsu	242/57.
3301533	Jan, 1967	Pfaff et al.	254/174.
3910524	Oct, 1975	Ireland	242/106.
3922808	Dec, 1975	Rieth et al.	242/106.
4000653	Jan, 1977	Booth et al.	242/106.

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Primary Examiner: Jillions, John M.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Blanchard, Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis