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US Design Patents for Fishing Reels and Combos 1842-1953

US Design Patents for Fishing Reels and Combos 1842-1953

US Design Patents that relate to Fishing Reels and Combos, 1842 to 1953, sorted by Owner name.  Presented by ORCA with Permission of Alan Baracco, all rights reserved. 

Hint: Click on the Patent number link, then click “Images”, then click “Full Pages” to see the complete USPTO patent document.

Design Pat Number Design Name Owner Assignor City ST Type Reg Date
D142686 Fishing Reel Allen, Raney R.   Dayton OH Reel 1945-10-30
D145503 Hand Line Holder Badgley, Charles H.   East Cleveland OH Reel 1946-09-03
D171880 Fishing Reel Bellinger, David A.   South Burnaby CN Reel 1954-04-06
D51710 Fishing Reel Blee, Charles O.   Fort Wayne IN Reel 1918-02-05
D82791 Fishing Reel Bokelund, Harry A. Shakespeare Company Kalamazoo MI Reel 1930-12-16
D13921 Fishing Reel Chubb, Thomas H.   Post Hills VT Reel 1883-05-22
D153417 Fishing Reel Clickner, Earle D. Shakespeare Company Kalamazoo MI Reel 1949-04-19
D153265 End Cap for Fishing Reel Couzens, Joseph J. Sears, Robuck & Company Chicago IL Reel 1949-04-05
D105789 Fishing Reel Coxe, Joseph A.   Los Angeles CA Reel 1937-08-24
D105790 Fishing Reel Coxe, Joseph A.   Los Angeles CA Reel 1937-08-24
D105791 Fishing Reel Coxe, Joseph A.   Los Angeles CA Reel 1937-08-24
D150213 Fishing Reel Denys, Lucian Hautau Tuynman Company Detroit MI Reel 1948-07-13
D59204 Combined Fishing Pole & Reel Dunkleberger, Milton S.   Dayton OH Combo 1921-10-04
D151120 Fishing Reel Elsinger, Louis S.   Tampa FL Reel 1948-09-28
D135761 Combined Fishing Rod Handle & Reel Fanshier, Thomas C.   Oklahoma City OK Combo 1943-06-01
D106828 Fishing Reel Gurrieri, Louis & Gurrieri, Salvatore   New York NY Reel 1937-11-02
D156337 Fishing Reel Hammer, George E.   Chicago IL Reel 1949-12-06
D155704 Fishing Rod & Reel Hauser, George R. & Hauser, George   Garfield Heights OH Combo 1949-10-25
D141979 Fish Line Reel Hedfield, Reynold T.   Madison WI Reel 1945-08-07
D21546 Fishing Reel Hendryx, Andrew B.   New Haven CT Reel 1892-05-17
D27897 Fishing Reel Plate Hendryx, Andrew B.   New Haven CT Reel 1897-11-23
D150951 Combined Fishing Rod Handle & Reel Hill, Carson E.   Ferndale MI Combo 1948-09-14
D141815 Fishing Reel Frame Hirsch, Stephen G. Ocean City Manufacturing Company Philadelphia PA Reel 1945-07-10
D159986 Fishing Reel Hull, R. Dell   Tulsa OK Reel 1950-09-05
D189721 Combined Fishing Rod Handle & Reel Hull, R. Dell   Tulsa OK Combo 1961-02-07
D145625 Combined Fishing Reel & Rod Seat Hurd, Edwin P. Hurd Lock & Manufacturing Co. Detroit MI Combo 1946-09-24
D153804 Combined Fishing Reel & Rod Seat Hurd, Edwin P. Hurd Lock & Manufacturing Company Detroit IL Combo 1949-05-17
D162319 Comb. Flashlight & Fishing Pole Handle La Falce, Palmerino C.   Buffalo NY Combo 1951-03-06
D148370 Fishing Reel Laing, Gordon F. & Haggstrom Borg, George W. Corporation Delavan WI Reel 1948-01-13
D86615 Fishing Reel Lauterbach, John Horrocks-Ibbotson Company Utica NY Reel 1932-03-29
D60867 Fishing Reel Lipes, John M.   Dayton OH Reel 1922-04-18
D145529 Fishing Reel Mandolf, Henry I.   San Diego CA Reel 1946-09-03
D101283 Fishing Reel Maynes, Hyla F.   North Tonawanda NY Reel 1936-09-22
D94277 Reel McMahon, Edward J. Bronson Reel Company Bronson MI Reel 1935-01-08
D73047 Fishing Reel Pflueger, Charles T. Enterprise Manufacturing Co. Akron OH Reel 1927-07-12
D81995 Fishing Reel Pflueger, Charles T. Enterprise Manufacturing Co. Akron OH Reel 1930-09-09
D82279 Fishing Reel Pflueger, Charles T. Enterprise Manufacturing Co. Akron OH Reel 1930-10-14
D154308 Fishing Reel Pies, Othmar W. Aqua-Sportsman, Inc. Cincinnati OH Reel 1949-06-28
D149772 Combined Fishing Rod & Reel Raschkle, William L. Texas Tackle Company Fort Worth TX Combo 1948-05-25
D156842 Combined Fishing Rod Handle & Reel Mount Rives, Walter L.   Jacksonville FL Combo 1950-01-10
D86982 Fishing Reel Frame Russell, Samuel G. Shakespeare Company Kalamazoo MI Reel 1932-05-17
D105616 Fishing Reel Schafer, John V. Bronson Reel Company Bronson MI Reel 1937-08-10
D49284 Reel & Enclosed Support Schmitt, Martin J. 1/2 to Hettesheimer, Charles J. New York NY Combo 1916-06-27
D157796 Combination Fishing Rod & Reel Shafer, Arthur C.   Cincinnati OH Combo 1950-03-21
D165555 Combined Fishing Rod & Reel Shafer, Arthur C.   Cincinnati OH Combo 1951-12-25
D160817 Fishing Reel Shakespeare, Henry G. & Harrington, Gerald D. Shakespeare Company Kalamazoo MI Reel 1950-11-07
D170389 Fishing Reel Shakespeare, Henry G. & Harrington, Gerald D. Shakespeare Company Kalamazoo MI Reel 1953-09-08
D141618 Fishing Reel Sharps, George J. Pachner & Koller, Inc. Chicago IL Reel 1945-06-19
D143883 Fishing Reel Sharps, George J. Pachner & Koller, Inc. Chicago IL Reel 1946-02-12
D149152 Trolling Reel Thompson, William H.   Detroit MI Reel 1948-03-30
D154647 Combined Fishing Reel & Rod Handle Wacht, Andrew A.   Detroit MI Combo 1949-07-26
D87860 Fishing Reel Frame Workman, Peter Jr. Shakespeare Company Kalamazoo MI Reel 1932-09-27
D115841 Fishing Reel Young, James Robert & Young, Howard   Mayfield/Redditch EN Reel 1939-07-25

 

Presented by ORCA with Permission of Alan Baracco, all rights reserved. 

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