GB2403120A - Connecting device for angling equipment - Google Patents

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GB2403120A
GB2403120A GB0314718A GB0314718A GB2403120A GB 2403120 A GB2403120 A GB 2403120A GB 0314718 A GB0314718 A GB 0314718A GB 0314718 A GB0314718 A GB 0314718A GB 2403120 A GB2403120 A GB 2403120A
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Nicholas John Palmer
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K77/00—Landing-nets for fishing; Landing-spoons for fishing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K97/00—Accessories for angling
    • A01K97/10—Supports for rods
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K97/00—Accessories for angling
    • A01K97/12—Signalling devices, e.g. tip-up devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K97/00—Accessories for angling
    • A01K97/14—Gaffs
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B21/00—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
    • F16B21/10—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings by separate parts
    • F16B21/16—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings by separate parts with grooves or notches in the pin or shaft
    • F16B21/165—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings by separate parts with grooves or notches in the pin or shaft with balls or rollers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B21/00—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
    • F16B21/10—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings by separate parts
    • F16B21/16—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings by separate parts with grooves or notches in the pin or shaft
    • F16B21/18—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings by separate parts with grooves or notches in the pin or shaft with circlips or like resilient retaining devices, i.e. resilient in the plane of the ring or the like; Details
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B7/00—Connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections
    • F16B7/04—Clamping or clipping connections
    • F16B7/0406—Clamping or clipping connections for rods or tubes being coaxial
    • F16B7/0413—Clamping or clipping connections for rods or tubes being coaxial for tubes using the innerside thereof

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Abstract

A device comprising an elongate member 3 with a first connector 2 at one end and an accessory 4 having a second connector 1 detachably connected to the first, one of the connectors being adjustable to allow the connectors to lock together. Preferably, the first and second connectors are cylindrical and are movable into and out of engagement with one another by coaxial movement. Preferably, the adjustable connectors may include balls 31 that engage in hollows (11, fig.2a) in the other connector to act as latches to engage the connectors. The adjustable connector may also comprise a spring biased sleeve 25 slidably mounted around an inner body part to act as a locking member, which is biased towards the locking position.

Description

2403 1 20 - 1 Angling Equipment This invention relates to angling
equipment and more particularly to an angling device comprising an elongate member, for example, a rod, and an angling accessory, for example, a net, which are detachably connected together.
It is known to provide several different accessories each of which can be connected in turn to the same rod to allow different operations to be carried out. For example, an angler may have a variety of nets and may wish to fix different nets on the end of a rod (bankstick) at different times. In such cases the conventional approach that has been employed for many years is to have a screw threaded member on the end of the rod and a complementary screw threaded member on each of the accessories to enable any selected one of the accessories to be detachably connected to the rod.
Such an arrangement works but it is time consuming to make and break the screw threaded connection which may also either become too tight, requiring a spanner or some other accessory to release it, or become too loose resulting in a sloppy connection or even accidental detachment of the accessory.
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved angling device.
According to the invention there is provided an angling device comprising an elongate member including a first connector at one end, and an angling accessory including a second connector which is detachably connected to the first connector, one of the connectors including adjustable parts and being adjustable between a first condition in which the first and second connectors are movable into and out of engagement with one another and a second condition in which the first and second connectors are held locked in engagement with one another.
By providing a connection arrangement of the kind defined above attachment and detachment of the angling accessory can be made a very simple and quick operation, making it much more convenient for an angler to use the same rod for holding a variety of angling accessories.
Preferably the first and second connections are movable into and out of engagement with one another through translational movement. Such translational movement can be quickly and easily accomplished.
The adjustable connector preferably includes at least one latch movable between an engaged position for engaging the other connector and a disengaged position for allowing relative movement of the other connector. The adjustable connector preferably also includes a locking member for locking the at least one latch in the engaged position.
The locking member is preferably spring biased into a locking position for locking the at least one latch in the engaged position and is movable, preferably translationally movable, against the spring bias out of the locking position. A plurality of latches are preferably provided.
The latches are preferably balls that engage in hollows in the other connector. Such arrangements enable especially quick and simple attachment and detachment of the accessory.
Preferably the first and second connectors are of generally cylindrical shape and are movable into and out of engagement with one another by coaxial relative movement of the connectors. The adjustable connector preferably includes at least one latch radially movable between an engaged position for engaging the other connector and a disengaged position for allowing relative movement of the other connector. The adjustable connector preferably also includes a locking member comprising a sleeve slidably mounted around an inner body part of the adjustable connector. The sleeve is preferably spring biased in an axial direction into a locking position for locking the at least one latch in the engaged position and is movable axially against the spring bias out of the locking position.
The first and second connectors preferably include interchangeable male and female parts. The adjustable connector preferably includes a female part that is engageable by a male part of the other connector.
The first connector may be screwed onto the elongate member and the second connector may be screwed onto the angling accessory. The first and second connectors are preferably provided with male and female screw threaded portions engaged in corresponding female and male portions of the elongate member and the angling accessory.
Preferably, the male screw threaded portion provided on one of the connectors matches the female screw threaded portion provided on the other of the connectors. In such an arrangement the first and second connectors may be detached from the elongate member and the angling accessory which may then be screwed directly together. Equally, the connectors can be sold separately as an optional assembly that provides an alternative mode of connection of the accessory to the elongate member.
The elongate member will usually be in the form of a rod the main body of which may be hollow or solid and may be made of any of a wide variety of materials including plastics materials, composite materials, wood and metals.
The angling accessory may be a net or it may for example be some other accessory that an angler might wish to attach to a rod (bankstick).
As already indicated, the first and second connectors may be sold with the other parts of the angling device of the invention or they may be sold separately. Accordingly, the present invention further provides a connector assembly for use in an angling device as defined above, the connector assembly comprising a first connector and a second connector which is detachably connectible to the first connector, one of the connectors including adjustable parts and being adjustable between a first condition in which the first and second connectors are movable into and out of engagement with one another and a second condition - 5 - in which the first and second connectors are held locked in engagement with one another.
The connector assembly may include any of the features described above.
By way of example an embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which: Fig. 1 is a sectional side view of an angling device a rod connected to a net by a connector assembly comprising first and second connectors detachably locked together) Fig. 2A is a side view of the first connector; Fig. 2B is an end view of the first connector; Fig. 3A is a side view of an inner body part of the second connector; Fig. 3B is an end view of the inner body part; Fig. 4A is a side view of a locking sleeve of the second connector; and Fig. 4B is an end view of the locking sleeve.
As shown in Fig.1, the angling device generally comprises a rod 3, a connector assembly comprising first and second connectors 1, 2 and a net 4, the rod 3 and the net 4 being shown only partially and in dotted outline.
The rod 3 and the net 4 are of conventional construction and, indeed, without the connector assembly they can be screwed directly together. In accordance with the invention, however, a connector assembly is provided to form the connection between the rod 3 and the net 4. - 6
The first connector, shown in Figs. 2A and 2B, is of generally cylindrical shape, of circular cross-section and comprises: a mounting portion 6 fixed to the net 4, with a male end portion of the net in screw threaded engagement with a female threaded end portion 7 of the mounting portion 6; and a male end portion 8 coaxial with the female threaded end portion 7. The male end portion 8 has a nose shaped end 9 and a circular cylindrical middle section 10 around the circumference of which a plurality of hollows 11 are formed.
The inner body part 14 of the second connector 2, shown in Figs. 3A and 3B, is of generally cylindrical shape, of circular cross-section and comprises a mounting portion 16 fixed to the rod 3, with a female end portion of the rod in screw threaded engagement with a male threaded end portion 17 of the mounting portion 16; a middle portion 18 coaxial with the mounting portion 16 but of larger diameter; and a female end portion 19 also coaxial with the mounting portion 16 and of slightly smaller diameter than the middle portion 18. The female end portion 19 is provided with a peripheral groove 20 for receiving a circular wire clip 21 (Fig. 1), and also with three equiangularly spaced circular openings 22 in the peripheral wall that defines the female end portion 19.
The purposes of the clip 21 and the openings 22 are described below. The middle portion 18 has a main part 23 of constant external diameter and a flange 24 of increased diameter. - 7
The locking sleeve 25, shown in Figs. 4A and 4B, is of generally cylindrical shape and circular cross-section.
The internal diameter of the sleeve 25 varies. An inner end portion 26 has a diameter that enables that portion of the sleeve to fit closely over the main part 23 of the middle portion 18 of the inner body part, but not over the flange 24. A middle portion 27 has a reduced diameter that fits closely over the female end portion 19 of the inner body part and an outer end portion 28 has an enlarged diameter that fits easily over the female end portion 19 of the inner body part and also over the clip 21 when it is located in the groove 20.
Fig. 1 shows the connector assembly in a connected and locked condition. In addition to the parts already mentioned, the connector assembly includes a compression spring 30 and three balls 31. The spring 30 is compressed between a step 29 of the inner body part and a step 32 formed in the locking sleeve 25 where the inner end portion 26 meets the middle portion 27 of the sleeve. The three balls 31 are located in respective ones of the openings 22 and are seated in respective ones of the hollows 11 of the first connector. The balls 31 are prevented from moving radially outwardly out of the hollows 11 by the presence of the middle portion 27 of the locking sleeve 25. Also the locking sleeve 25 is prevented from moving further under the bias of the compression spring 30 by engagement of the clip 21 with a step 34 formed in the locking sleeve 25 where the outer end portion 28 meets the middle portion 27 of the sleeve. Thus in the position of the parts shown in Fig. 1, the rod 3 is locked securely to the net 4 and both axial and rotational relative movement of the first and second connectors is prevented by the balls 21 engaging the hollows 11 of the first connector 1 and the openings 22 of the second connector 2.
If a user pulls back the locking sleeve 25 axially along the longitudinal axis of the first and second connectors 1, 2, (in a direction to the right as shown in Fig. 1) then the spring 30 is compressed and the middle portion 27 of the locking sleeve 25 moves clear of the balls 31 which are then free to move radially outwardly as far as the outer end portion 28 of the sleeve. Such radially outward movement of the balls enables them to move out of the hollows 11 allowing relative movement of the first and second connectors which can therefore be pulled apart.
As will be understood if a user then wishes to rejoin the connectors or secure one of the connectors to another suitable connector, it is simply necessary to pull back the locking sleeve 25 against its resilient bias and push the connectors together. The first connector 1 will rotate a small amount relative to the second connector 2 to bring the balls 31 into alignment with the hollows 11. Once the locking sleeve 25 is released, the balls become locked in certain areas of the hollows 11. - 9 -
The external surfaces of the connectors 1, 2 may be provided with formations such as knurled surfaces or flats to enable them to be screwed tightly to the accessory or rod to which they are fastened.
Thus the embodiment provides a simple and easy method by which any one of a variety of angling accessories can be releasably and securely connected to a rod.

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  1. Claims: 1. An angling device comprising an elongate member including a
    first connector at one end, and an angling accessory including a second connector which is detachably connected to the first connector, one of the connectors including adjustable parts and being adjustable between a first condition in which the first and second connectors are movable into and out of engagement with one another and a second condition in which the first and second connectors are held locked in engagement with one another.
  2. 2. An angling device according to claim 1, in which the first and second connectors are movable into and out of engagement with one another through translational movement.
  3. 3. An angling device according to claim 1 or 2, in which the adjustable connector includes at least one latch movable between an engaged position for engaging the other connector and a disengaged position for allowing relative movement of the other connector.
  4. 4. An angling device according to claim 3, in which the adjustable connector includes a locking member for locking the at least one latch in the engaged position.
  5. 5. An angling device according to claim 9, in which the locking member is spring biased into a locking position for locking the at least one latch in the engaged position and is movable against the spring bias out of the locking position. - 11
  6. 6. An angling device according to claim 5, in which the locking member is translationally movable out of the locking position.
  7. 7. An angling device according to any of claims 3 to 6, in which a plurality of latches are provided.
  8. 8. An angling device according to claim 7, in which the latches are balls that engage in hollows in the other connector.
  9. 9. An angling device according to claim 1, 7 or 8, in which the first and second connectors are of generally cylindrical shape and are movable into and out of engagement with one another by coaxial relative movement of the connectors.
  10. 10. An angling device according to claim 9, in which the adjustable connector includes at least one latch radially I movable between an engaged position for engaging the other connector and a disengaged position for allowing relative movement of the otherconnector.
  11. 11. An angling device according to claim 10, in which the adjustable connector includes a locking member comprising a sleeve slidably mounted around an inner body part of the adjustable connector.
  12. 12. An angling device according to claim 11, in which the sleeve is spring biased in an axial direction into a locking position for locking the at least one latch in the engaged position and is movable axially against the spring bias out of the locking position. - 12
  13. 13. An angling device according to any preceding claim, in which the first and second connectors include interengageable male and female parts.
  14. 14. An angling device according to claim 13, in which the - adjustable connector includes a female part that is engagable by a male part of the other connector.
  15. 15. An angling device according to any preceding claim, in which the first connector is screwed onto the elongate member.
  16. 16. An angling device according to any preceding claim, in which the second connector is screwed onto the angling accessory.
  17. 17. An angling device according to any preceding claim, in which the first and second connectors are provided with male and female screw threaded portions engaged in corresponding female and male portions of the elongate member and the angling accessory.
  18. 18. An angling device according to claim 17, in which the male screw threaded portion provided on one of the connectors matches the female screw threaded portion provided on the other of the connectors.
  19. 19. An angling device according to any preceding claim, in which the angling accessory is a net.
  20. 20. An angling device according to any preceding claim, including at least one further angling accessory connectable to the elongate member in place of another accessory. r - 13
  21. 21. An angling device substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
  22. 22. A connector assembly for use in an angling device according to any preceding claim, the connector assembly comprising a first connector and a second connector which is detachably connectible to the first connector, one of the connectors including adjustable parts and being adjustable between a first condition in which the first and second connectors are movable into and out of engagement with one another and a second condition in which the first and second connectors are held locked in engagement with one another.
  23. 23. A connector assembly substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
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GB2000238A (en) * 1977-06-27 1979-01-04 Balanciers Reunies Sa Coupling device
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EP0227622A1 (en) * 1985-12-16 1987-07-01 Affärsverket FFV Locking unit for a movable distance device
JPH1123036A (en) * 1997-07-04 1999-01-26 Fujitsu General Ltd Air conditioner
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