GB2514414A

GB2514414A - Wading staff with internal lanyard with flo through perforations

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Publication number: GB2514414A
Application number: GB201309367A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Bernard Thomas Barnett
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2013-05-24
Filing date: 2013-05-24
Publication date: 2014-11-26
Also published as: GB201309367D0

Abstract

A wading staff/stick comprises a hollow tube D (made from, for example aluminium) and a lanyard/strap A made of stainless steel rope, which may be drawn into the inside of the staff/stick when not in use by means of a lead or metal weight F secured to one ends of the rope. When in use the lanyard may be pulled out of the staff through a hole in the top of the staff L, coming to a stop when the weight is abutted against the inside of the top of the staff. The top two thirds of the tube are perforated E, allowing water to freely pass through it and reducing the water pressure on the top half of the staff when it is submerged in a flowing current. The bottom of the staff is weighted with lead K to provide ballast and a hole H is provided above a base of the staff to allow water to drain from the staff. The bottom section of the staff is covered in a heavy plastic tube M to avoid rock damage to its external finish.

Description

*«=egfffl4 THE INVENTION.: Modifications to a WADING STAFF --WADING STICK WHAT IS A WADING STAFF USED FOR? THE WADING STAFF IS USED as a means of support WHEN FISHING FOR SALMONAND TROUT IN FAST FLOWING RIVERS.

A WADING STAFF USED TODAY WILL HAVE SOME OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES AND USES;

ITS PRIME USE IS TO PROBE THE BED OF THE RWER WHERE YOUR NEXT STEP

FORWARD MIGHT BE.. AS QUITE OFTEN THE WATER IS MURKY AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE THE BOTTOM., the length of the staff can be variable but 54 inches is about the right length for the average male person.

THE STAFF IS SECURED TO THE BODY BY A ROPE LANYARD THAT IS ATTACHED TO

THE UPPERSIDE OF THE STAFF JUST BELOW WHERE YOU MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO

GRIP THE SHAFT..

THE LANYARD HAS A LOOP, A LARGE LOOP THAT WILL FIT OVER THE 11EAJ) AND UNDER EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT ARM ENCOMPASING THE CREST AREA. this prevents the staff from floating away or sinking to the bottom when you let go of it to make a cast with your fly. The lanyard helps retrieve the staff ready for when you take your next step downstream.

Wading sticks are life savers; not only are they used as a probe but are used as support when submerging up to two thirds of your body in fast flowing water, which is something salmon fishennen often have to do to reach the section of the river where the salmon are thought to be lying.

MY WADING STAFF IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO THE VARIOUS OTHERS THAT ARE ON

THE MARKET..

Most modem wading sticks are of the collapsable or folding type and are considered to be an ideal substitute for young, more confident people. However for the older generation something more substantial might be required.

The support of a stick when walking along steep river banks which are at times covered in snow, ice or are muddy, make a stick an essential part of river fishing equipment.

MY INVENTION covers two areas: No I: The most important, The DISAPPEARING INTERNAL LANYARD.

The staff is made from tubing (aluminium or otherwise.) The lanyard is made from stainless steel rope of a small diameter, say 2mm and it is encased in clear nylon for protection, THE LANYARD, instead of being secured to the outside of the staff is taken down the centre of the tube. This is done by use of a lead or metal weight secured to the ends of the flexible stainless steel wire rope on the inside of the tube.

THIS ALLOWS THE CABLE OR LANYARD TO BE SECUIREI) OUT OF THE WAY WHEN NOT IN USE, as opposed to having a lanyard tethered to the outside of the stick That is an encumbrance.

No.2; This part of the INVENTION is that the top two thirds of the staff are perforated thus allowing the current to pass thiougji the staff therefore alleviating the water pressure on the top half of the stick where the current is strongest.

The bottom of the stick is weighted with lead but also the static water captured within the bottom of the stick may help to stabilise it or add weight.

There is a hole just above the rubber base of the staff to allow the water to rise and drop when in shallow waterS This hole also enables the water to drain when lifted out of the river.

The INVENTION is for the river to flow through the top half of the stick and NOT for the water held in the bottom of the stick. As featured inn the Patent below.

I have noted in my search that a patent was granted for a water weighted stick in 2003..PATENT No US 653996501 however this as far as 1 know does not interfere with the two points I am trying to protect

I WILL NOW LIST ON A SEPARATE SHEET A LIST OF THE POINTS REFERED TO ON THE

DRAWING.

I

ITEMISED REF TO WADING STAFF --STICK DRAWING

A Lanyard made from 7x 19 nylon coated stainless sleet rope 1.6mm dia B Bicycle grip with 22mm hole. Off the shelf C Aluminium collet with crub screw D 7/8 x 1/16 wall aluminium tube type 60/63 T6 E 12mm wide elongated slots' machined through tube to allow river water to flow through F A lead weight plastic coated to cut down noise and vibration and to allow the cable to withdraw into the tube when not in use G Aluminium crimp to secure cable at bottom of lead weight H Drain Hole J "22mm rubber foot K lead filled to give ballast L Aluminium cap with small hole that wire expands or retreats through M Heat shrink Plastic tube Tube will either be anodised of painted