FR2838292A1 - Angling accessory for supporting tub of live fish comprises base plate (2) with hooks which are pushed into soil, vertical wall with strengthening ribs being attached to this - Google Patents

Abstract

The angling accessory for supporting a tub (10) of live fish comprises a base plate (2) with hooks (5) which are pushed into the soil. A vertical wall (3) with strengthening ribs (6) is attached to this.

Description

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 The present invention relates to a fishing accessory.

 It is common to place caught fish or live bait in a bucket filled with water, forming a fishpond.

 The weight of water (plus or minus seven liters on existing buckets) and fish can be relatively high and make the bucket rather unstable.

This instability leads to problems in transporting this bucket in a vehicle and to the risk of the bucket overturning on the fishing site, if the ground is loose, inclined or irregular.

 To overcome this drawback, it has been designed to equip a fishing bucket with adjustable feet which can be deployed as required.

 The drawback of such a system is that the structure of the bucket is relatively complex and expensive to manufacture, and that it is not very reliable or very efficient.

 The present invention aims to remedy this drawback.

 To this end, the fishing accessory which it concerns comprises: - a support wall of dimensions clearly greater than those of the base of a fishing bucket, and - means for wedging this fishing bucket relative to to the accessory.

 A fishing bucket can thus be placed on the accessory according to the invention so as to be wedged relative to this accessory. The latter's support wall, of dimensions clearly greater than those of the base of the fishing bucket, then makes it possible to perfectly stabilize the latter.

 It therefore becomes possible to transport the fishing bucket in a motor vehicle without risk of overturning, and to stabilize this bucket on a fishing spot, even in the case of loose, inclined or irregular terrain.

 Preferably, the accessory comprises means allowing a reinforced support grip of this accessory in loose soil such as more or less wet earth.

 These reinforced support means prevent any risk of the accessory slipping. They can in particular be in the form of at least one lower projection capable of forming a crampon and / or in the form of at least one hole which can receive a rod to be driven into the ground, in particular a rod of the type of those used for anchor a camping tent to the ground.

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 The wedging means can be shaped so as to receive the base of the fishing bucket with friction, which allows an easy assembly of the fishing bucket and the accessory, by simple engagement.

 These wedging means are advantageously constituted by a continuous wall, forming a skirt.

 This skirt ensures perfect retention of the peach bucket relative to the accessory.

 The base of the bucket could rest directly against the ground when it is resting on the attachment. Advantageously, however, the accessory according to the invention comprises means for supporting the bottom of the bucket, making it possible to maintain this bottom away from the ground when said bearing wall is placed against this ground.

 Keeping this base away from the ground promotes the stability of the accessory and makes it possible to avoid any soiling of this base with soil.

 These support means may in particular be constituted by a flange arranged between said wedging means.

 The accessory can in particular be produced in a single piece of material, in particular by molding a synthetic material. A spider extending between said wedging means can be provided to give it good rigidity.

 Gussets, in particular in the form of ribs, can be arranged between the wedging means and said support wall, to ensure a perfectly solid connection between these means and this wall.

 For a good understanding, the invention is again described below, with reference to the appended schematic drawing representing, by way of nonlimiting example, a preferred embodiment of the fishing accessory that it concerns.

 Figure 1 is a perspective view, with the base of a fishing bucket, before wedging the bucket on this accessory; FIG. 2 is a top view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the line III-III of FIG. 2.

 The figures represent a fishing accessory 1 comprising a support wall 2 and a continuous wall 3, forming a skirt.

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 The accessory 1 is made in one piece, by molding a synthetic material.

 The wall 2 has dimensions significantly greater than those of the base of a fishing bucket. Thus, in the example shown, the base of a fishing bucket 10 which can be used with the accessory 1 has an oval shape in cross section, this cross section having a length of 275 mm and a width of 197 mm, while that the wall 2 has a length of 350 mm and a width of 295 mm.

 The wall 2 has a peripheral rim 4 curved on the side opposite to that on which the skirt 3 is located, and four to eight projections 5 suitable for forming spikes.

 This rim 4 makes it possible to stiffen the outer edge of the wall 2 and to form, in addition to the projections 5, means for immobilizing the accessory 1 when the latter is placed on loose soil such as more or less earth. less wet.

 The wall 2 also has holes 9 which can receive rods to be driven into the ground, in particular rods of the type used to anchor a camping tent to the ground.

 The skirt 3 has a shape such that it internally delimits a space suitable for receiving the base of the fishing bucket 10 with friction. An easy and quick assembly of the bucket 10 and the accessory 1 can thus be achieved by simple engagement of the base of this bucket 10 in this space.

 The skirt 3 has external ribs 6 allowing it to stiffen and may include inclined internal ribs 11, called "gaudrons", which reinforce the jamming of the bucket 10 in the accessory 1.

 The accessory 1 further comprises a crosspiece 7 occupying the center of the aforementioned space, connected to the skirt 3 at the base thereof, gussets 8 connecting the wall 2 to the skirt 3 at the ribs 6 , and a rim 12 extending along the internal face of the skirt 3.

 The spider 7 forms a means of stiffening the accessory 1, and the gussets 8 make it possible to ensure a perfectly solid connection between the walls 2 and 3; the rim 12 forms a means for receiving the bottom of the bucket 10, making it possible to maintain this bottom away from the ground when the wall 2 is placed against this ground.

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 The invention thus provides a fishing accessory 1 usable with an existing bucket 10, allowing very reliable and very effective stabilization of this bucket, and having a simple structure and inexpensive to manufacture.

 With this accessory 1, it becomes possible to transport the bucket 10 in a motor vehicle without risk of overturning, and to stabilize this bucket on a fishing spot, even in the case of loose, inclined or irregular terrain.

 It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the embodiment described above by way of example but that, on the contrary, it embraces all the variant embodiments covered by the appended claims.

Thus, the accessory comprise wedging means of different conformation of the skirt 3, such as for example mutually distant wedging tabs.

Claims (10)

1 - Fishing accessory, characterized in that it comprises: - a support wall (2) of dimensions clearly greater than those of the base of a fishing bucket (10), and - means (3) for setting this fishing bucket (10) relative to the accessory (1).  2 - Fishing accessory according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises means (5, 9) allowing a reinforced support grip of this accessory in loose soil such as more or less wet earth.  3 - Fishing accessory according to claim 2, characterized in that said reinforced support grip means are in the form of at least one lower projection (5) capable of forming a crampon.  4 -A fishing accessory according to claim 2 or claim 3, characterized in that said reinforced support grip means are in the form of at least one hole (9) which can receive a rod to be driven into the ground, in particular a rod of the type used to anchor a camping tent to the ground.  5 - Fishing accessory according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the wedging means (3) are shaped so as to receive the base of the fishing bucket (10) with friction.  6 - Fishing accessory according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the wedging means are constituted by a continuous wall (3), forming a skirt.  7 - Fishing accessory according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it comprises means (12) for supporting the bottom of the bucket (10), allowing to keep this bottom away from the ground when said wall d 'support (2) is placed against this ground.  8 - Fishing accessory according to claim 7, characterized in that the means for supporting the bottom of the fishing bucket (10) are constituted by a flange (12) arranged between said wedging means (3).  9 - Fishing accessory according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it is made in a single piece of material, in particular by molding a synthetic material, and in that it comprises a spider (7 ) extending between said wedging means (3). <Desc / Clms Page number 6>  10 - Fishing accessory according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it comprises gussets (8) arranged between the wedging means (3) and said support wall (2).