Device for facilitating the loading of fishing line onto a reel

Abstract

A device for use in conjunction with a conventional hand electrical drill to load a fishing line onto a fishing reel, comprises a generally L-shaped structure wherein the two legs thereof extend a right angle, one of the legs being adapted to be chucked within the drill and the other leg of which is adapted to engage the handle of the fishing reel to cause rotation of the handle and consequently rotation of the fishing reel spool when the drill motor is engaged.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A device for facilitating the loading of a line onto the spool of a reel, comprising 
 a first rod having a free end adapted to mate with a drill chuck, a connector at an end of said first rod opposite said first end, and a crosspiece rod extending outwardly at an angle of 90 degrees or approximately 90 degrees from said first rod, said crosspiece rod being adapted to engage with a crank handle of a reel, and said connector being adapted to nest against the reel handle center.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said connector has a recess at its end opposite said first rod, wherein said recess is adapted to nest with the center of a crank handle of a fishing reel.  
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said cross piece rod is provided with a covering of soft material.  
     
     
         4 . A device for facilitating the loading of a line onto a reel, comprising 
 a generally L-shaped configuration with a first leg having a free end adapted to mate with a drill chuck and a second leg adapted to engage with a crank handle of the reel, said second leg extending from said first leg at an angle of 90 degrees or approximately 90 degrees, and    a structure adapted to nest against the center portion of the crank handle of the reel, said structure being located at an end of said first leg adjacent a position at which said second leg is connected to said first leg.    
     
     
         5 . A combination of a device according to  claim 1  with a drill, wherein said free end of said first rod is chucked within said drill.  
     
     
         6 . A combination of a device according to  claim 2  with a drill and a fishing reel, wherein said free end of said first rod is chucked within said drill, and further comprising a fishing reel having a crank handle, and wherein said recess is in nesting relationship with the center of said fishing reel crank handle.  
     
     
         7 . A method for winding a fishing line onto a fishing reel using a device according to  claim 1 , comprising 
 attaching an end of a fishing line to a rotatable spool of a fishing reel;    inserting said free end of said first rod within the chuck of a drill and engaging said free end to said drill;    nesting said connector against the center portion of a crank handle of a fishing reel, concentric with the axis of the spool of the fishing reel, and with said cross piece rod engaging a portion of the crank handle of the fishing reel distal from said center portion of said fishing reel; and    activating said drill to cause rotation of said spool and loading of said fishing line onto said spool.