GB2467336A - A weight stop for a length of fishing line - Google Patents
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- GB2467336A GB2467336A GB0901491A GB0901491A GB2467336A GB 2467336 A GB2467336 A GB 2467336A GB 0901491 A GB0901491 A GB 0901491A GB 0901491 A GB0901491 A GB 0901491A GB 2467336 A GB2467336 A GB 2467336A
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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
- A01K91/00—Lines
- A01K91/06—Apparatus on lines not otherwise provided for, e.g. automatic hookers
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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
- A01K95/00—Sinkers for angling
- A01K95/005—Sinkers not containing lead
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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
- A01K95/00—Sinkers for angling
- A01K95/02—Devices for fixing on or removing sinkers from lines
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Abstract
A weight stop 2 for a length of fishing line, which weight stop comprises a mixture of a first material for providing weight to the weight stop, and a second material for providing flexibility to the weight stop, the first material being present in an amount sufficient in use to keep the length of fishing line 4 flat on a bed of a lake, river or sea, and the second material being present in an amount sufficient to enable the weight stop to be mounted by hand on the fishing line. The first material may be tungsten and the second material may be a rubber. A plasticizer may be included in the mixture. An applicator (fig 2) for mounting the weight on a fishing line is also claimed.
Description
A WEIGHT STOP FOR A LENGTH OF FISHING LINE
This invention relates to fishing and, more especially, this invention relates to a weight stop for a length of fishing line.
During fishing, a problem may occur in that an angler may require a length of fishing line to lay flat on a bed of a lake, river or sea. For example, the length of fishing line may be between a fishing hook and a fishing weight.
If the length of fishing line does not lay flat, then fish may see the length of fishing line and be deterred from taking bait on or adjacent the fishing hook.
Thus the angler's chances of catching fish are not as good as they might be.
It is an aim of the present invention to reduce the above mentioned problem.
Accordingly, in one non-limiting embodiment of the present invention there is provided a weight stop for a length of fishing line, which weight stop comprises a mixture of a first material for providing weight to the weight stop, and a second material for providing flexibility to the weight stop, the first material being present in an amount sufficient in use to keep the length of fishing line flat on a bed of a lake, river or sea, and the second material being present in an amount sufficient to enable the weight stop to be mounted by hand on the fishing line.
One or more of the weight stops of the present invention may be provided on the length of fishing line, depending upon the actual length of the fishing line. The weight provided by the first material is effective to keep the length of the fishing line flat on the bed of the lake, river or sea. Fish are thus less likely to see the length of the fishing line than would be the case if the length of the fishing line were floating above the bed of the lake, river or sea.
The chances of catching fish are thus able to be improved by the use of one or more of the weight stops of the present invention.
The weight stop may be one in which the heavy dense material comprises 75 -95% by volume of the weight stop, and in which the mouldable material comprises the remainder of the volume of the weight stop.
Preferably, the heavy dense material comprises 90% by volume of the weight stop.
Preferably, the weight stop is round or cylindrical, this being for streamlining to prevent tangles and also for increasing aerodynamics. Other shapes for the weight stop may be employed if desired. The weight stop may be made in different sizes, for example as a large weight stop or a small weight stop. The weight stop may vary in weight in dependence upon the first material being used, and also on the size of the weight stop. The weight stop will be of sufficient weight to keep the length of fishing line on the bed of the lake, river or sea, whilst not hampering or adversely affecting the normal fishing action of the angler using the weight stop.
The first material may be in powder form or granule form. The first material may be a metal. The first material may be other than in powder or granule form, and other than a metal.
Preferably, the metal is tungsten. Other metals may however be employed.
Preferably, the second material is a rubber. Materials other than rubber may be employed.
The weight stop may include a plasticizer. The plasticizer may be employed to increase the flexibility of the first and second materials. Any suitable and appropriate plasticizer may be employed.
The weight stop may be an injection moulded weight stop. The injected moulded weight stop may be produced by mixing the first material in powder or granule form with the second material and a plasticizer. The mixture may be heated/melted as required and then homogenised. The mixture is then injection moulded.
The weight stop may be provided on any suitable and appropriate length of fishing line. The fishing line may be a fishing main line, i.e. the.
fishing line between a fishing rod and a fishing weight. Alternatively, the fishing line may be a hook line, i.e. the line between the fishing hook and the fishing weight.
The present invention also extends to an applicator for loading the weight stop onto the length of fishing line, which applicator comprises a body portion, at least one length of wire extending from the body portion, and the weight stop on the length of wire, and the length of wire being such that it forms a loop for receiving the length of fishing line such that the weight stop is slidable off the length of wire and onto the length of fishing line.
The length of wire may have one or a plurality of weight stops.
Usually, the applicator will be one in which there is a plurality of the lengths of wire extending from the body portion, and in which each length of wire has one or a plurality of the weight stops.
The applicator may be one in which the body portion has an aperture, and in which the or each length of wire is secured to the body portion by passing through the aperture. The or each length of wire may be secured to the body portion by passing through the aperture, whereupon the wire or wires may be twisted or crimped together. Alternatively, the wire or wires may be attached to the inside of the body portion so that the method of securement, for example twisting or crimping, is hidden from view.
Preferably, the body portion is in the form of a disc. Other shapes for the body portion may however be employed.
Usually, the body portion will be made of a moulded plastics material.
The body portion may be made of other materials and in other ways if desired.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described solely by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows weight stops on a length of fishing line; Figure 2 shows a first applicator for loading a plurality of weight stops onto a length of fishing line; Figures 3 -7 show sequential steps in attaching a weight stop to a length of fishing line; and Figure 8 shows part of a second applicator for loading a plurality of weight stops onto a length of fishing line.
Referring to Figure 1, there are shown two weight stops 2 attached to a length of fishing line 4. The length of fishing line 4 extends between a fishing hook 3 and bait 5 at one end, and a weight 7 at the other end. The weight stops 2 are made of a mixture of first material for providing weight to the weight stops 2 and in the form of tungsten, and a second material for providing flexibility to the weight stops 2 and in the form of a rubber. The weight stop 2 also include a plasticizer. The tungsten is in powder form which is heated/melted and then homogenised. The tungsten is mixed with the rubber and the plasticizer. The mixture is then injection moulded to form the weight stops 2. The tungsten may alternatively be in granule form.
Each weight stop 2 comprises 90% by volume of the tungsten, with the remainder of the weight stop being formed by the rubber material and the plasticizer.
As can be appreciated from Figure 1, the individual weight stops 2 are small and they are in the form of beads. The weight stops 2 keep the length of fishing line 4 flat on a bed 9 of a lake, river or sea.
Figure 2 shows an applicator 6 for loading a weight stop 2 onto the length of fishing line 4 shown in Figure 1. The applicator 6 comprises a body portion 8, a plurality of lengths of wire 10 extending from the body portion 8, and the weight stop 2 on the length of wire 10. Each length of wire 10 is such that it forms a loop 12 for receiving the length of fishing line 4 such that the weight stop 2 is slidable off the length of wire 10 and onto the length of fishing line 4. Each length of wire 10 has one of the weight stops 2. Alternatively, each length of wire 10 may have more than one of the weight stops 2.
The body portion 8 has an aperture 14. The lengths of wire 10 are passed through the aperture 14, and then the lengths of wire 10 are twisted or crimped to each other in order to secure the lengths of wire 10 to the body portion 8. The body portion 8 is in the form of a disc. The body portion 8 is moulded from a plastics material in the form of the disc. Attachment points (not shown) for the lengths of wire 10 may be provided in the body portion 8.
Referring now to Figures 3 -7, there are shown the sequential steps required to transfer a weight stop 16 from a length of wire 10 onto a length of fishing line 4. The weight stop 16 is larger than the weight stop 2 and the weight stop 16 is cylindrical in form.
Figure 3 shows how the length of fishing line 4 is first passed through the loop 12 which is at the end of the length of wire 10.
Figure 4 shows how the length of fishing line 4 is bent back on itself, and how the weight stop 16 starts to be slid along the doubled length of wire to shorten the loop 12 as the weight stop 16 gets nearer to the length of doubled fishing line 4.
Figure 5 shows the weight stop 16 having been slid over the length of fishing line 4. Figure 5 also illustrates how the length of the fishing line 4 is doubled back on itself such that only a small part of the fishing line 4 is doubled back on itself and forms a tag end 18.
Figure 6 shows how the weight stop 16 has been slid further along the length of fishing line 4 to free the tag end 18 of the fishing line 4.
Figure 7 shows how the length of fishing line 4 is then able to be released from the loop 12 by pulling the tag end 18 of the length of fishing line 4 through the loop 12. Figure 7 also shows how the tag end 18 of the length of fishing line 4 may be cut with a pair of scissors 20 to remove the tag end 18 of the length of fishing line 4 which will be creased at a crease 22.
Referring now to Figure 8, there is shown an applicator 24 for loading a plurality of weight stops 2 onto a length of fishing line. Similar parts as in the applicator 6 have been given the same reference numerals for ease of comparison and understanding. In the applicator 24, the lengths of wire 10 are doubled around a body portion in the form of a ring 26. Each length of wire 10 has a plurality of weight stops 2. The ring 26 may be made of a metal or a plastics material. The ring 26 is over-moulded with a two-part plastics disc (not shown).
It is to be appreciated that the embodiments of the invention described above with reference to the accompanying drawings have been given by way of example only and that modifications may be effected. Thus, for example, Figure 1 shows the weight stops 2 in the form of round beads whilst Figures 3 -7 show the weight stops 16 in the form of cylinders. Other shapes for the weight stops may be employed. Materials other than tungsten and rubber may also be employed. V.,
Claims (18)
- CLAIMS1. A weight stop for a length of fishing line, which weight stop comprises a mixture of a first material for providing weight to the weight stop, and a second material for providing flexibility to the weight stop, the first material being present in an amount sufficient in use to keep the length of fishing line flat on a bed of a lake, river or sea, and the second material being present in an amount sufficient to enable the weight stop to be mounted by hand on the fishing line.
- 2. A weight stop according to claim 1 in which the heavy dense material *:: comprises 75 -95% by volume of the weight stop, and in which the * *** mouldable material comprises the remainder of the volume of the weight stop. ** * * * . * ** ******* *
- 3. A weight stop according to claim 2 in which the heavy dense material comprises 90% by volume of the weight stop.****S. * *
- 4. A weight stop according to any one of the preceding claims in which the weight stop is round or cylindrical.
- 5. A weight stop according to any one of the preceding claims in which the first material is in powder form or granule form.
- 6. A weight stop according to any one of the preceding claims in which the first material is a metal.
- 7. A weight stop according to claim 6 in which the metal is tungsten.
- 8. A weight stop according to any one of the preceding claims in which the second material is a rubber.
- 9. A weight stop according to any one of the preceding claims and including a plasticizer. * * *
- 10. A weight stop according to any one of the preceding claims in which *** *:*. the weight stop is an injection moulded weight stop.** ** 1 * *
- 11. A weight stop for a length of fishing line, substantially as herein *.**s* * S described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- 12. An applicator for loading a weight stop according to any one of the preceding claims onto the length of fishing line, which applicator comprises a body portion, at least one length of wire extending from the body portion, and a weight stop on the length of wire, and the length of wire being such that it forms a loop for receiving the length of fishing line such that the weight stop is slidable off the length of wire and onto the length of fishing line.
- 13. An applicator according to claim 12 in which the length of wire has one or a plurality of the weight stops.
- 14. An applicator according to claim 12 or claim 13 in which there is a plurality of the lengths of wire extending from the body portion, and in which each length of wire has one or a plurality of the weight stops.
- 15. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 -14 in which the body portion has an aperture, and in which the or each length of wire is secured to the body portion by passing through the aperture. * IS5:..
- 16. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 -15 in which the body *I5* portion is in the form of a disc.IS * S
- 17. An applicator according to any one of claims 12 -16 in which the body 5.00.5S Sportion is made of a mouldable plastics material.
- 18. An applicator for loading a weight stop onto a length of fishing line, substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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| GB0901491A GB2467336A (en) | 2009-01-29 | 2009-01-29 | A weight stop for a length of fishing line |
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Citations (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| GB2156357A (en) * | 1984-03-22 | 1985-10-09 | Wilmet Limited | Weights |
| GB2196221A (en) * | 1986-10-14 | 1988-04-27 | Verson Engineering Co Ltd The | Fishing weight |
| JPH08201579A (en) * | 1995-01-23 | 1996-08-09 | Nippon Tungsten Co Ltd | Decomposable high-density material |
| JP2002084948A (en) * | 2000-09-12 | 2002-03-26 | Gamakatsu Co Ltd | Fishing sinker |
| KR20020026928A (en) * | 2002-03-12 | 2002-04-12 | 김계동 | Inno Sink B |
| KR20020053051A (en) * | 2002-03-12 | 2002-07-04 | 김계동 | sink and preparation method thereof |
| KR20060070211A (en) * | 2004-12-20 | 2006-06-23 | 조영봉 | Composition and preparation method of environmental friendly fishing weight |
| DE202006012925U1 (en) * | 2006-08-22 | 2006-10-19 | Burk, Günther | Kit for fitting a fishing-rod line with accessories attaches fixing beads, fixing guides, stoppers, rubber beads, decorative beads, lifting beads, swivels, poses, leads, hooks, bait and a food cage |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| GB2156357A (en) * | 1984-03-22 | 1985-10-09 | Wilmet Limited | Weights |
| GB2196221A (en) * | 1986-10-14 | 1988-04-27 | Verson Engineering Co Ltd The | Fishing weight |
| JPH08201579A (en) * | 1995-01-23 | 1996-08-09 | Nippon Tungsten Co Ltd | Decomposable high-density material |
| JP2002084948A (en) * | 2000-09-12 | 2002-03-26 | Gamakatsu Co Ltd | Fishing sinker |
| KR20020026928A (en) * | 2002-03-12 | 2002-04-12 | 김계동 | Inno Sink B |
| KR20020053051A (en) * | 2002-03-12 | 2002-07-04 | 김계동 | sink and preparation method thereof |
| KR20060070211A (en) * | 2004-12-20 | 2006-06-23 | 조영봉 | Composition and preparation method of environmental friendly fishing weight |
| DE202006012925U1 (en) * | 2006-08-22 | 2006-10-19 | Burk, Günther | Kit for fitting a fishing-rod line with accessories attaches fixing beads, fixing guides, stoppers, rubber beads, decorative beads, lifting beads, swivels, poses, leads, hooks, bait and a food cage |
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