ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,564, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to TRIKAUSA INC. (Superior, Wis.).
"Anti-reverse mechanism for fishing reel" was invented by Larry Pulkrabek (Superior, Wis.) and Matt Haas (Superior, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing reel includes a frame and an anti-reverse mechanism. The anti-reverse mechanism includes a drive member, a ratchet plate, a biasing member, and engagement members. The ratchet plate is rotatably coupled with the drive member. The biasing member is frictionally engaged with the ratchet plate and the drive member. The engagement members pivotally couple with the frame and can be pivoted by the biasing member...