CA1261151A - Fish hook set - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT

FISH HOOK SET IS AN APPARATUS THAT IS INSTALLED ON
THE STEM OF A FISHING ROD IMMEDIATLY FOWARD OF THE HANDLE
AND REELING DEVICE. FISHING LINE FROM REEL IS THREADED
THROUGH A TUBE WITHIN THE APPARATUS FROM BACK TO FRONT.
THE APPARATUS ALSO CONTAINS A SPRING LOADED ARM WITH A
LINE GUIDE AT THE END OF THAT ARM. THE FISHING LINE IS THREADED
THROUGH THE LINE GUIDE AT THE END OF THE ARM, THIS CAUSES
THE SPRING LOADED ARM AND FISHING LINE TO BE AT A DIFFERENT RENT
ANGLE TO THE STEM OF THE ROD AND OTHER LINE GUIDES THAT
MAY BE ON THE ROD.
A FISH JERKING ON THE FISHING LINE, MOVES THE ARM FROM
RIGHT TO LEFT ALONG A HORIZONTAL LIP UNTIL THE ARM IS NO LONGER
SUPPORTED, AND WITH THE ARM BEING SPRING LOADED, LIKE A MOUSE
TRAP, THE ARM FALLS AT INCREDABLE SPEED IN A DOWNWARD
MOTION, PULLING LINE AND HOOK IN A REVERSE ACTION
THERE BY SETTING THE HOOK IN THE FISH.

Description

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FISH HOOK SET
FIELD OF ART
THIS INVENTION RELATES TO AN APPARATUS THAT MAY BE
ADAPTED TO FIT ANY NORMAL FISHING ROD AND PROVIDE A B~rTER
THEN NO~AL C}IANCE TO SECURE SUCCESS IN TlIE CATC~IING OF
FISH FOR EIT}IER PLEASURE OR PROFIT BY PRODUCING A BACKl.JARD
JERK ON THE LINE ~HEN THE BAIT IS ATTACKED~

BACKGROUND O~ THE I~ENTION
IN RECENT YEARS OUR POPULATION HAS MORE AND MORE TIME
TO RELAX AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO RELEAVE THE TENSIO~]S AND STRESS.
FISHING FOR FUN HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY M~RE POPUL'~R
BUT AS RELAXING AS FISHING MAY BE IT IIAS A STRESSFUL
SIDE TO IT IN REGARDS TO T~IE ONE THAT GOT AWAY, ALSO AND
MORE IMPORTANT IS AS WE GROW OLDER OR IF WE ARE HANDYCAPPED
OR CIIILDRE~. WE MAY NOT HAVE THE REFLEXS LEFT TO ACHIEVE
OUR GOAL AND TIIAT IS TO CATCH FISH AND RELAX IN DOING SO.

PRE.SENT INVENI'ION
. _ . _ .
IT IS AN OBJECT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION TO PROVID~

A SYST~ WHICH PERMII'S A USER TO ENJOY A MUCH IMYROVFD

RATE OF SUCCESS. WE HAVE ALL REALIZED TI~E FRUSTRAI'ION

OF RECIEVING THAT LITTLE J~RK AT THE END OF OUR LINE

THAT ALWAYS SEE~S TO COME AT A TIME THAT l~iE LEAST EXPECT

~T, NOT TO COME AGAIN. ALSO WHEN FISHING EQUIPMENT:IS

LEFT UNATTENDED OR ~IHEN THE FISHERPERSON IS USEING MORE

THEN ONE FISHING ROD AT ONE TIME A~ ONLY ONE CAN BE

Al'TENDED, ~2 6 ~5 PRESENT I~ lTIO~I c~nt.
THE OBJECT OF TIIE INVENTION IS TO GIVE TO ALL AN EQUAL
CHANCE IN THE HOOKING OF A FISH THAT HAS STRUCIC AT A HOOK
WHETHER IT BE FLy ,CAST, STILL OR TROLLING. NEVER BEFOnE
HAS THIS BEEN ATCHIEVED IN SUCH A SIMPLE AND STRAIGH'I' FOR~IARD
MAT`iOR.
THIS INVENTION DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THE SKILL THAT IT
TAKES TO LAND THE FISH OR THE THRILL OF THE FIGHT.THAT A FIGH
GIVES I~ITH THE PLAY. IT SIMPLY ENSURES THAT THE HOOK
IS WELL SET IN THE FISH.

DESCRIPTION OF_THE DRAWINGS
FIGURE I
IS A SIDE VIEI,~ SHO'~ING THE FISH _ HOOK SET IM A F~EE LINE
POSITION~ NOT LOADED OR T~E POSITION IT WOULD BE IT~J FOR
CASTING ALSO THE POSITION IT WOULD BE IN IF IT HAD BEEN TRIGGERED.

IS A FRONT VI~.~ OF THE SAME POSITION AS (FIGURE I) IS A SIDE VIEW SHOWING THE FISH - }_OOK SET IN A LOCKED
OR LOADED POSITION, IS A FRONT VIEI,~J OF FISH: _ HOOK SET IN A LOCKED OR LOADED
POSITION.

IS A BOTTOM VI~I OF THE FISK . HOOK SET IN A LOCKED
OR LOADED POSITION AND BEST SHO'WS THE LOCKING OR TnIGGEnING
MECHANISM.

SHOWS SIDE VIEI.~ OF FISH HOOK SET MOUNTED ON A FISHING
ROD WITH REEL AND LIME IN THE LOADED OR LOCKED POSITION.

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DII~CRIPTION OF TllE DRAWINGS cor~t.

SHOWS SIDE ~ OF THE FISH HOOK SET MOUNTED ON A FISHING
ROD WIT~ REEL AND LINE IN A TENSIOM POSITION OR A TRIGGERED
POSITION AS IT ~IOULD BE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A FISH.

IS A BOTTOM VI~,~ OF THE FISH ~OOK SET MOUNTED ON A FIS~ING
ROD WITH REEL AND LINE IN A TRIGGERED POSITION WITH
FISHING LINE TENSE AS IT WOULD BE WHEN HOOK IS ~ERKED
BAC~CWARD.

FIGURE 9 IS ~N ATEMPT BY THE INVENTOR TO BEST SHOW
THE ACTI~N OF THE SPRING LOADED ARM FROM IT'S LOADED
POSITION OR TOP POSITION TO THE TRIGGERED POSITION OR
BOTTOM POSITION.

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Pa ,re 4 PREr~`El~RE;~D EMBoDIMEl`1T or; INVEl~lTI()N
. . _ . . _ _ .
BEFORE DISCRIBING Tl-IE COMPONENT PARrlS AND T]IEIR REL,ATIONS}IIP
TO El'CH OTHER AND THE INVENTION ITSELF, I WOULD ~IRST LIKE
TO POINT OUT T}-IAT THE MOST DIFFICUL.T C~IORE IN ~IS}-IING IS TO
SET THE HOOIC IN TIIE FISH. THIS IS ACHIEVED IN JUST ONE
TIME PROVEN WAY AND THAT IS TO GIVE THE FIS}lING LINE A
SUDDEN JERIC BACKIIARD AT THE PRECISE MOr~ENT T]~AT TIlE r~ISH
TAKES THE BQITo THIS Al~ID TIIIS ALONE IS THE ONLY l~JAY.
ANGLEr~S l~or~ YEAr~S I~AVE pr~IDLD Tl~r,~SELVE, ur Oll llAvr ING THE
INTUITION A~rD REFLEX TO SET THE HOOl<. NO ONE PE~SON HAS Tl-IE
ABILITY TO ACT AT THE EXACT MOMENT THI\T THE FISII BITES.
TIIIS INVE~lTION l-~S THI\T ABILITY.
TO RALATE TO ITS ABILITY IT CAN AND T]lERl,li ORE Sl-lOULD BE
COMPARED TO T]-IE MOUSE TRAP Tl-IAT SPRINGS WHEN THE BAIT IS
ATTACI<ED, WE ALL l(NO,l ~lOI~ E~E~ ECTIVE TI~AT IS . EISlI HOOK ~sr.~r DOES THE SAME THING BUT IN THE OPPOSITE WAY. FISH HOOK SET
JERI<S TIIE BAIT Al~lAY FROM THE FISH UPON IMPACT, TllUS INE~)~DDI~IG
THE HOOK BARB INTO THE FISH. IF FISH HOO]C SL~l DOES NOT }IOOK
T~IE FISH THE FIRST TIME, FOR ANY REASON THEN IT IS RESEl FOR A SECOND CHANCE. HOWEVER THE BAIT IS NEVER TAKEN MOr~E
THEN MERE INCHES FROr~l THE ATTACKING FISH. THE INVENTION
A CHIEVES7 THIS IN THE FOLLO!~ING r~ANOR.
REFERRING NOll TO 1 l-lE DRA~IINGS FIGURES I&2 I`HEnE IS SHOWN
AN IMAGINARY ~ISHING ROD STEM FROM ANY CONVENTIONAL ROD(~) MOUNTED ~ROM ROD ~ AND IMME~I,ATLY FoREl~ARD FROM ANY
CONVENTIONAL I~NDLE ~ ROD STEM CLAMP ~ MADE FROM ANY
FLEXABLE MATERIAL AS ~IILL ALLO~ EXPANSION OR CONTRACTION
TO FIT ARROUND ANY CONVENTIONAL ROD STEM AND TO BE ATTAcHED
TO ROD ST~M WITH ANY CONVENTIOIIAL MATERIAL ~3) MECHANISM HOUSING ~ TO BE MADE OF PLASTIC OR METAL AND BE
ATTACHED TO STEM CLAMP C)~lITH I~IELD OR SOME OTHER SUITABLE

METHOD. FISHING LINE FEED TUBE @ AND SPRING HOLDER TUBE
TO BE ATTACHED TO ME5HANISM HOUSING ~ I~ITH I~TELD OR SOLDER
OR OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL. HOOK SET SPRIl1G ~TO BE I~SERTED
I~TO ONE END 0~ SPRING HOL.DER TUBE ~ SPRING HOLDE~ TUBE
TO HAVE AN INSIDE DIAMETER SUFFICIENT TO RE:CEIVE ST~1 OF
HOOK SET SPRING C)AS TO HOLD FIRMLY. RIVET ~ OF SUITABLE
MATERTAT, Al~ln .~T7.~ r~ (~OMPT.TMI~'~\T'T' MT;`(~I-T~ lTC'rA lrl~lr~r~T~

~ 6 1151 Page 5 PRE?ER~E~ E~BODIMENr.r OF INVENI`ION c0_1~.2 SIIOULU BE OF ML.rAL OR PLASTIC }~IVEl` C~rlO BL` INSLRTL~ l`Hl~OUGH
ONE SIDE OF MECIIANISM HOUSING ~I T3Y r`lE~N~ 01; A P~ M.Lrll:l) HOLE IN.SAME AS TO RECILVE RIVET ~RIVET ~ TO CONTINUE THROUGH
HOOK SET SPRING ~ TO OPPOSITE SIDE Ol~ M~C~IANISM HOUSING
AND. SECURED WITH ANY MErHO~ SUITABLE AS TO HOLD HOOK SET
SPRING ~`SECURELY. SPRING EXTENSION TUBE ~ TO BE ATTAC~iLD
TO OPPOSITE END O~ HOOl~ SET SPRING ~jlAlITH ~ELD OR SOLDER
OR ANY OTH~R r~ETHOD AS TO BE HELD SECURELY. SPnINC E~l`LNSION
TUBE.~ TO BE O~ ME~AL SUCI~ AS BRASS OR STAINLESS STEEL AS
NOT TO RUST OR CORRODE. SPRING EXTENSION ROD 6jTo BE SEcunED
TO SPRING EXTENSION TUBE~5!BY I~IELD~OR SOLDER AS TO BE llELD
SECURE. FISHING LINE LOOP ~ TO BE OF SUFEICEINT DIAMETER
AS TO ALLOW r~EE MOVEMENT OF FISHING LINE AND CAN BE EITHER
PART OF OR SEPERATE ITEM FROM SPRING EXTENSION ROD ~
SPRING HO~DING ~RM ~'TO BE PART OF MEC~ANISM HOUSING ~ OR
SEPARATE IT~ PEPENDING ON MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURE
MECHANISM HOUSING (~) SPRING ~iOLDIN~; AnM(~)SlIOULD BE OF A MATERIAL AS TO ALLO`I
SPRING ExTENsIoN ROD(~? EASY MOVE.r1lENT ~HEN Il`J LOADE;D POSITION
SUCH AS CAN BE VIE~ED ON FIGURES 3 4 AN.D 5.
IN USE THI~ INVENTION IS ATTACHED IN THE ABOVE MEI`IIIONLD
MANOR BElr~lEEN TIIE I~NDLE Al`ID THE FI~ST FIS}IING LINE GUIDE
AND IN I~RONT OF Al`rY REELII`JG I~ECIIANISUM AS SllOl~ll`r IN l;`IGURES
7 ~\ ND ~3 .
MODE OF TllREADIilG TIIIS INVEIITION IS AS I~OLLO~IS. I`AKE THE
LOOSE END OF FISHIN5 LINE~ (~) FROM ANY REELING MECI-IANIS~ THAT
MAY BE ON r~`ISHING ROD AND Tllr EAD IT THnOUGI-[ FISIIING LINE
TUBE(~3WITH IN~IETIO;I IN A NONE LOADr.D POSITION AS S~ `J IN
FIGURE~)FIS}IING LINE (~) IS AT THIS YOINT PROTI~UD:[N(l. r~or~l THE FROI`IT orl THE r~lSHING LINE TUBE(~)r~lIS}[ING LINr. 1~) IS I}IEN
THREADED T}[ROUGH r`IS}lING LINE LOOP (~) rROM THIS POIl`lr T;ISHING

LINE (~ IS TIIEN TH~E~DI.D THROUGH TIIE FIRST LINE GUIDE ~) ( FIGURE 7 ) ~`I}IICII l:lI LL BE Tl-IE r`IRST LINE GUIDE ON ANY r ISllIilG
ROD T}!AT THE FISI-I HOOh SE`T IS MOUNTE~D UPON. IiISHI~`rG LINE ~) IS THEN TO BE T}IREADED THROUGH ANY ADDITIONAL GUIDES AS THERE
IS ON ANY ROD.

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~HEN LOADING M~CI~NISrl SPRING ÆXTENSION l~OD(~)IS DRAWN IN AN
UP.IARD MOTION I~ROM OPE;N SPRING POSITION TO TENSION SPRING
AND SPRING EXTLNSION ROD(~) IS BROUGHT TO REST ON SPRING
HOI.DING ARM(~)AS ILI.U TRI\TI D ON I~IGURE~ 9 IN THI POSITION
FISHING LINE @) IS AT A SE`VERE ANGL~ THREADED THnOUGH Ii`ISHING
LINE LOOP (~) IN co~r~?uJ~rcTIoN llITH GENEr~AL ~3ODY OI; INVEI~TIOII
AND FIRST LINE GUIDE (~) AS DEMONSTRATED ON ~IGURE 9 WHEN ~ISH ATTACI(S BAIT llHETHER IT BE LIVE Ii LY on PLUG THE
ISHING LINE ~) IS l~loncED TO sTnAIG~ EN. SUCH AcTIo~r AL O
CAUSES SP~ING EXTEIISION ROD(~)TO SLIDE IN A SID~.JAYS ACTION
ALONG TlIE sur~l~AcE O~ SPRING HOLDING ARM(~)SPi~ING L:XTE ION
ROD(~DROPS O~I~ SPRING HOLDING ARM(~)ALLOI^IING llOOIC SET spRI~rG
(~)TO FLY TO AN OPEil POSITI:OI~I AND THUS JERK THE liIS~-IING LINE @) IN A BAClCl~lARD MOTION AND T~IUS SETS HOOK IN F`ISH.

Claims

"CLAIMS" Page 7 CLAIM I

Apparatus for use in association with a fishing rod having an elongated stem and a fishing line, and wherein said elongated stem has a longitudinal axis, said apparatus including attachment means for securing said apparatus to said stem, an arm having a first end and a second end, said first end being pivotally secured to said apparatus, said second end including guide means for said fishing line, said arm being adapted to pivot about said first end in relation to said apparatus between a first position wherein said second end is slightly offset in relation to said longitudinal axis and a second position wherein said second end is offset a greater distance from said longitudinal axis than in said first position spring means urging said arm to pivot from said first position to said second position, and a yieldable holding mechanism adapted to yieldably hold said arm in said first position,whereby tension of the fishing line along said longitudinal axis will urge said arm to disengage from said yieldable holding mechanism and to pivot under the influence of said spring means to said second position.

The structure of claim I wherein said fishing, line being pulled on causes said line to straighten becoming the shortest distance from point "A" being the line feed tube within present invention and point "B" being the first line guide on any fishing rod that the invention may be attached to; the spring loaded arm that is between a first point and a second point and being on a different angle is also urged to straighten thus causing arm to move along holding mechanism until it goes off the edge, causing the spring means to snap open at incredible speed to its relaxed position.

The structure of claim 2 wherin the. snap open action causes a backward jerk on the said fishing line and thus immitates the action that would occur if a person were to pull backward to set a hook.