WO1996013156A1 - A clip for a fishing float - Google Patents

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WO1996013156A1
WO1996013156A1 PCT/AU1995/000706 AU9500706W WO9613156A1 WO 1996013156 A1 WO1996013156 A1 WO 1996013156A1 AU 9500706 W AU9500706 W AU 9500706W WO 9613156 A1 WO9613156 A1 WO 9613156A1
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float
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retaining means
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Wayne Forbes
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Wayne Forbes
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Priority claimed from AUPN1679A external-priority patent/AUPN167995A0/en
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Priority to AU37378/95A priority Critical patent/AU3737895A/en
Publication of WO1996013156A1 publication Critical patent/WO1996013156A1/en

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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K93/00Floats for angling, with or without signalling devices

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  • the present invention relates to floats which are used for fishing.
  • a float consists of a thin rod with a central buoyant portion. Each end of the rod is provided with a wire bracket with an eyelet through which a fishing line is threaded. The float is connected above the tackle which is connected to the end of the fishing line and is normally free to move on the fishing line between a sinker and a li iter.
  • a clip for attaching a float to a fishing line comprising a coil for attachment to a float, the coil having a retaining means at one end, the retaining means comprising a loop with a part which is moveable to a first position to provide an opening for passage of a fishing line therethrough and which is moveable to a second position to retain the fishing line within the loop.
  • the moveable part preferably comprises a straight section.
  • the retaining means comprises a bend portion.
  • the retaining means may comprise an elbow portion.
  • the straight section preferably extends from an elbow portion to the end of the clip.
  • the retaining means may comprise an end part which is located at the end of the moveable part. Preferably, the retaining means extends beyond the radial extremity of the coil.
  • the clip is made of spring steel.
  • the moveable part may comprise a portion which is arranged to lie in close proximity with a part of the loop of the coil when in the second position.
  • the opening is closed.
  • the loop of the retaining means may be formed from part of an end loop of the coil in conjunction with a straight section which is bent at the elbow portion.
  • the end part crosses over the end loop of the coil.
  • the clip is formed by the coil having a plurality of loops with a loop at one end comprising an enlarged portion with an elbow portion extending laterally with respect to the other loops of the coil.
  • the retaining means comprises a resilient leg member moveable between the first and second positions.
  • the clip may be made of plastic.
  • the clip is made of spring steel.
  • a float comprising a clip attached to a body portion of the float the clip having a retaining means at one end, the retaining means comprising a loop with a member which is moveable to a first position to provide an opening to enable passage of a fishing line into the loop and which is moveable to a second position to retain the fishing line within the loop.
  • the float has a plurality of clips.
  • the clip is for attachment to a fishing rod to allow a fishing line and tackle, to be removably attached from the rod.
  • the coil comprises a plurality of abutting loops.
  • the coil may have coaxially aligned loops.
  • the moveable part be pivotable with respect to the bend portion.
  • the coil has a retaining means at each end.
  • the clip is connected to other fishing tackle components to allow those components to be removably attached from a fishing line.
  • Figure 1 shows one end of a clip according to the first embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 shows the other end of the clip
  • Figure 3 shows a top view of the clip
  • Figure 4 shows one end of a clip according to a second embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 5 shows the other end of the clip according to the second embodiment
  • Figure 6 shows a top view of the clip according to the second embodiment
  • Figure 7 shows a first step of connecting the clip of the first embodiment to a fishing line
  • Figure 8 shows a second step of connecting the clip to a fishing line
  • Figure 9 shows a third step of connecting the clip to a fishing line
  • Figure 10 shows a float with two clips attached
  • Figure 11 shows the float of Figure 10 attached to a fishing line
  • Figure 12 shows different sized floats before attachment to a fishing line
  • Figure 13 shows a front view of a clip according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 14 shows a top view of the clip according to the third embodiment. Description of the Preferred Embodiments
  • the clip according to the first embodiment consists of a coiled spring 11 with six loops 12 each in abutting relationship with adjacent loops. At the lower end of the clip 10 an additional loop 13 is formed by bending the lower end of the spring into an irregular shape rather than the circular shape of the other loops 12.
  • the lower end loop 13 instead of being formed into a circular shape at the end of the coil is formed into a side lobe portion 14 having upper and lower straight portions 15 and 16 respectively which converge to an apex 17.
  • the upper straight section 15 has a portion 18 which is aligned with an upper portion 19 of the adjacent loop 21 of the coil.
  • the end of the straight section 15 extends beyond the extremity of the radius of the coil (and therefore adjacent loop 21) to form a protrusion 20. From Figure 3 it can be seen that the straight section 15 also abuts the adjacent loop 21.
  • section 18 which abuts upper portion 19 of the loop 21 affectively conceals an arc of the adjacent loop 21 when viewed end on as shown in Figure 2.
  • the side lobe portion 14 forms an opening which is bordered by parts of the straight sections 15, 16, apex 17 and a portion 22 of the right side of adjacent loop 21.
  • the other end 24 of the coil is aligned with the adjacent loop and in the embodiment shown terminates at the top of the coil.
  • the length of the coil is 10mm and the inside diameter of each loop is 3.5mm.
  • the length of the lower straight section 16 is preferably 7mm and the length of the upper straight section 15 is 12mm with both straight sections being measured from the top of the apex 17.
  • Figures 4, 5 and 6 show another embodiment of the invention in which the loops of the coil are separated and therefore do not abut adjacent loops.
  • the straight section 15 is also shown to have two portions 25, 26 which pass in front of parts of the adjacent loop 21 shown in end view in Figure 5. These straight sections 25, 26 do not abut the adjacent loop for this particular embodiment but if the straight section 15 in the first embodiment was bent downwards more, then the equivalent portions to 26 and 25 would be abutting the adjacent loop 21 and portion 18 would no longer abut loop 21.
  • the other features of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment. The dimensions have been changed however to show that the invention is not restricted to the dimensions shown in Figures 1 to 3.
  • a wire 31 is moved to a location between the protrusion 32 and adjacent external loop surface 33 at the top left side of the coil. A person then places their finger on the protrusion 32 and lifts it upwardly as shown in Figure 8. An gap 34 is thus formed between the upper straight section 35 and the adjacent loop 36. The fishing line 36 is then inserted through the gap 34 and into the opening 30. The protrusion 32 is then released and springs back to its original position. The result is that the fishing line 31 is captured within the opening 30.
  • a fishing line may also be squeezed between straight section 15 and the adjacent loop 21 and into opening 30 without necessarily lifting the protrusion 32.
  • the coil is made of spring steel any other material may be used which allows the straight section 35 to be moved to provide a gap 34 and close it again once a fishing line has been inserted or removed from the opening 30.
  • the fishing line can therefore be removed from the clip by simply reversing the above procedure.
  • the coils of the first two embodiments are circular so that they can fit onto the stem 43 of a float. If however a different shaped float is used possibly with a flatter stem the loops of the coils can be changed to suit the shape of the surface on which they are to be attached.
  • the fastening method of the present invention can either use the resilience of the spring steel to fasten the clip or the clip can be placed on the stem of a float and a suitable adhesive can be brushed over the loops of the coil to retain the clip in position.
  • Figure 10 shows a float 40 having clips 41 and 42 attached at each end of the float stem 43. Using the procedure described with reference to Figure 7 to 9 the clips 41 and 42 are attached to a fishing line 44 and accordingly the float 40 is also attached thereto.
  • floats 45, 46 and 47 can be attached to a fishing line 48 and these floats are free to move between locating points 49, 50 of a fishing line.
  • These locating points can be physical components such as sinkers, or anything which provides an obstacle which cannot pass through the opening in the clip.
  • the clip can be changed so that it provides two openings in a similar fashion to those of the first two embodiments.
  • an opening 51 is formed which is arranged to be attached to a float.
  • the other opening 52 is arranged to receive a fishing line.
  • a lip portion 53 is located on the underside of the clip 60 and abuts an adjacent portion 54.
  • the lip portion 53 is desired to be moved away from portion 54 by a persons finger engaging protrusion 54 on the end of the lip portion 53. a gap is thus formed between the lip portion 53 and the adjacent portion 54 and a fishing line can then be inserted into the opening 52. The lip portion can then move back to abut against portion 54 by releasing the protrusion 54 due to the resilience of the lip portion 53.
  • the shape of the two openings 51 and 52 can be varied depending on the circumstances of use.
  • the opening 51 is circular so that it can fit onto the stem of a float. This is also the case for the loops of the coil in the first two embodiments. If however, a different shaped float is used and the clip is attached to a surface which is not cylindrical then the shape of the coil or the shape of the opening 51 in this embodiment will be changed so that the clip can be attached to the float.
  • the size and shape of the opening 52, 23 which retains a fishing line can be changed depending on the amount of movement which is required of the fishing line within the opening.
  • the clip could comprise a first coil portion which is arranged to be attached to a float and a second coil portion separated from the first coil portion by an interconnecting portion.
  • the second coil portion comprises a moveable part which in its normal position forms a closed loop but when the moveable part is moved from the resting position a fishing line can be inserted into the loop of the second coil portion. The moveable part then springs back to its original resting position.

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Abstract

A clip for attaching a float to a fishing line, comprising a coil for attachment to a float, the coil having a retaining means at one end, the retaining means comprising a loop with a part which is moveable to a first position to provide an opening for passage of a fishing line therethrough and which is moveable to a second position to retain the fishing line within the loop.

Description

λ CLIP FOR A FISHING FLOAT
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to floats which are used for fishing. Background of the Invention
Typically, a float consists of a thin rod with a central buoyant portion. Each end of the rod is provided with a wire bracket with an eyelet through which a fishing line is threaded. The float is connected above the tackle which is connected to the end of the fishing line and is normally free to move on the fishing line between a sinker and a li iter.
The problem with this conventional type of float is that the float must be threaded onto the line before the tackle is attached. Accordingly, if it is desired to bottom fish or troll without a float it is necessary to first remove the tackle and then reconnect it once the float has been removed. This is obviously time consuming and difficult when fishing under difficult conditions, such as in a boat in choppy water.
In addition to the above problem, if a float is attached to a fishing line before transportation by either car or boat it is more likely to get entangled with other fishing lines also being transported. In addition to this it is often necessary to change a float depending on fishing conditions. Summary of the Invention
According to the present invention there is provided a clip for attaching a float to a fishing line, comprising a coil for attachment to a float, the coil having a retaining means at one end, the retaining means comprising a loop with a part which is moveable to a first position to provide an opening for passage of a fishing line therethrough and which is moveable to a second position to retain the fishing line within the loop.
It is preferred that the loop is irregular in shape. The moveable part preferably comprises a straight section.
Preferably, the retaining means comprises a bend portion. The retaining means may comprise an elbow portion.
The straight section preferably extends from an elbow portion to the end of the clip.
The retaining means may comprise an end part which is located at the end of the moveable part. Preferably, the retaining means extends beyond the radial extremity of the coil.
It is preferred that the clip is made of spring steel.
The moveable part may comprise a portion which is arranged to lie in close proximity with a part of the loop of the coil when in the second position.
Preferably in the second position the opening is closed.
The loop of the retaining means may be formed from part of an end loop of the coil in conjunction with a straight section which is bent at the elbow portion.
Preferably, the end part crosses over the end loop of the coil.
According to one embodiment the clip is formed by the coil having a plurality of loops with a loop at one end comprising an enlarged portion with an elbow portion extending laterally with respect to the other loops of the coil.
Preferably, the retaining means comprises a resilient leg member moveable between the first and second positions.
The clip may be made of plastic.
Preferably, the clip is made of spring steel.
According to one embodiment a float is provided comprising a clip attached to a body portion of the float the clip having a retaining means at one end, the retaining means comprising a loop with a member which is moveable to a first position to provide an opening to enable passage of a fishing line into the loop and which is moveable to a second position to retain the fishing line within the loop.
Preferably, the float has a plurality of clips. According to another embodiment the clip is for attachment to a fishing rod to allow a fishing line and tackle, to be removably attached from the rod.
Preferably, the coil comprises a plurality of abutting loops. The coil may have coaxially aligned loops.
It is preferred that the moveable part be pivotable with respect to the bend portion.
According to another embodiment the coil has a retaining means at each end. According to another embodiment the clip is connected to other fishing tackle components to allow those components to be removably attached from a fishing line.
Brief Description of the Drawings A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 shows one end of a clip according to the first embodiment of the invention; Figure 2 shows the other end of the clip; Figure 3 shows a top view of the clip; Figure 4 shows one end of a clip according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 5 shows the other end of the clip according to the second embodiment;
Figure 6 shows a top view of the clip according to the second embodiment;
Figure 7 shows a first step of connecting the clip of the first embodiment to a fishing line; Figure 8 shows a second step of connecting the clip to a fishing line;
Figure 9 shows a third step of connecting the clip to a fishing line; Figure 10 shows a float with two clips attached; Figure 11 shows the float of Figure 10 attached to a fishing line;
Figure 12 shows different sized floats before attachment to a fishing line;
Figure 13 shows a front view of a clip according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and
Figure 14 shows a top view of the clip according to the third embodiment. Description of the Preferred Embodiments
As shown in Figures 1 to 3 the clip according to the first embodiment consists of a coiled spring 11 with six loops 12 each in abutting relationship with adjacent loops. At the lower end of the clip 10 an additional loop 13 is formed by bending the lower end of the spring into an irregular shape rather than the circular shape of the other loops 12.
The lower end loop 13 instead of being formed into a circular shape at the end of the coil is formed into a side lobe portion 14 having upper and lower straight portions 15 and 16 respectively which converge to an apex 17. The upper straight section 15 has a portion 18 which is aligned with an upper portion 19 of the adjacent loop 21 of the coil. The end of the straight section 15 extends beyond the extremity of the radius of the coil (and therefore adjacent loop 21) to form a protrusion 20. From Figure 3 it can be seen that the straight section 15 also abuts the adjacent loop 21.
Because the wire forming the coil is of uniform diameter, section 18 which abuts upper portion 19 of the loop 21 affectively conceals an arc of the adjacent loop 21 when viewed end on as shown in Figure 2.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2 the side lobe portion 14 forms an opening which is bordered by parts of the straight sections 15, 16, apex 17 and a portion 22 of the right side of adjacent loop 21.
The other end 24 of the coil is aligned with the adjacent loop and in the embodiment shown terminates at the top of the coil.
According to one embodiment the length of the coil is 10mm and the inside diameter of each loop is 3.5mm. The length of the lower straight section 16 is preferably 7mm and the length of the upper straight section 15 is 12mm with both straight sections being measured from the top of the apex 17.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 show another embodiment of the invention in which the loops of the coil are separated and therefore do not abut adjacent loops. In this embodiment the straight section 15 is also shown to have two portions 25, 26 which pass in front of parts of the adjacent loop 21 shown in end view in Figure 5. These straight sections 25, 26 do not abut the adjacent loop for this particular embodiment but if the straight section 15 in the first embodiment was bent downwards more, then the equivalent portions to 26 and 25 would be abutting the adjacent loop 21 and portion 18 would no longer abut loop 21. The other features of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment. The dimensions have been changed however to show that the invention is not restricted to the dimensions shown in Figures 1 to 3. To insert a wire into the loop 30 shown in Figures 7 to 9 a wire 31 is moved to a location between the protrusion 32 and adjacent external loop surface 33 at the top left side of the coil. A person then places their finger on the protrusion 32 and lifts it upwardly as shown in Figure 8. An gap 34 is thus formed between the upper straight section 35 and the adjacent loop 36. The fishing line 36 is then inserted through the gap 34 and into the opening 30. The protrusion 32 is then released and springs back to its original position. The result is that the fishing line 31 is captured within the opening 30.
A fishing line may also be squeezed between straight section 15 and the adjacent loop 21 and into opening 30 without necessarily lifting the protrusion 32. Although the coil is made of spring steel any other material may be used which allows the straight section 35 to be moved to provide a gap 34 and close it again once a fishing line has been inserted or removed from the opening 30.
With the fishing line in the opening 30 a float attached to the clip is also therefore attached to the fishing line. The fishing line can therefore be removed from the clip by simply reversing the above procedure. The coils of the first two embodiments are circular so that they can fit onto the stem 43 of a float. If however a different shaped float is used possibly with a flatter stem the loops of the coils can be changed to suit the shape of the surface on which they are to be attached.
It should be noted that in conventional fastening systems, for wire brackets of floats, a fine cord is used to wrap the legs of a conventional bracket onto the stem of a float to secure it thereto. The cord is then retained on the surface of the stem by a suitable adhesive.
In contrast, the fastening method of the present invention can either use the resilience of the spring steel to fasten the clip or the clip can be placed on the stem of a float and a suitable adhesive can be brushed over the loops of the coil to retain the clip in position.
Although the present invention has been described with regard to its use on floats it may equally be used on the stems of fishing rods or the like.
Figure 10 shows a float 40 having clips 41 and 42 attached at each end of the float stem 43. Using the procedure described with reference to Figure 7 to 9 the clips 41 and 42 are attached to a fishing line 44 and accordingly the float 40 is also attached thereto.
As shown in Figure 12 different types of floats 45, 46 and 47 can be attached to a fishing line 48 and these floats are free to move between locating points 49, 50 of a fishing line. These locating points can be physical components such as sinkers, or anything which provides an obstacle which cannot pass through the opening in the clip. According to another embodiment of the present invention as shown in Figures 13 and 14 the clip can be changed so that it provides two openings in a similar fashion to those of the first two embodiments. However, instead of a coil being formed by a series of loops an opening 51 is formed which is arranged to be attached to a float. The other opening 52 is arranged to receive a fishing line. In a similar fashion to the first two embodiments a lip portion 53 is located on the underside of the clip 60 and abuts an adjacent portion 54. As with the first two embodiments, the lip portion 53 is desired to be moved away from portion 54 by a persons finger engaging protrusion 54 on the end of the lip portion 53. a gap is thus formed between the lip portion 53 and the adjacent portion 54 and a fishing line can then be inserted into the opening 52. The lip portion can then move back to abut against portion 54 by releasing the protrusion 54 due to the resilience of the lip portion 53.
For this particular embodiment the shape of the two openings 51 and 52 can be varied depending on the circumstances of use. For convenience, the opening 51 is circular so that it can fit onto the stem of a float. This is also the case for the loops of the coil in the first two embodiments. If however, a different shaped float is used and the clip is attached to a surface which is not cylindrical then the shape of the coil or the shape of the opening 51 in this embodiment will be changed so that the clip can be attached to the float.
The size and shape of the opening 52, 23 which retains a fishing line can be changed depending on the amount of movement which is required of the fishing line within the opening.
According to another embodiment of the present invention the clip could comprise a first coil portion which is arranged to be attached to a float and a second coil portion separated from the first coil portion by an interconnecting portion. The second coil portion comprises a moveable part which in its normal position forms a closed loop but when the moveable part is moved from the resting position a fishing line can be inserted into the loop of the second coil portion. The moveable part then springs back to its original resting position.

Claims

1. A clip for attaching a float to a fishing line, comprising a coil for attachment to a float, the coil having a retaining means at one end, the retaining means comprising a loop with a part which is moveable to a first position to provide an opening for passage of a fishing line therethrough and which is moveable to a second position to retain the fishing line within the loop.
2. A clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the moveable part comprises a straight section.
3. A clip as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the retaining means includes a bend.
4. A clip as claimed in claim 3, wherein a straight section extends from the bend to the end of the clip.
5. A clip as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the retaining means includes an end part which extends beyond the radial extremity of the coil.
6. A clip as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the moveable part comprises a portion which is arranged to lie in close proximity with a part of the loop of a coil when in the second position.
7. A clip as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the coil comprises a plurality of loops with the loop of the retaining means being laterally displaced with respect to the coil loops.
8. A clip as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the moveable part is resiliently urged to the second position.
9. A clip as claimed in claim 5 wherein the end part extends substantially tangentially to an adjacent loop of the coil which is arranged to be attached to a float.
10. A clip as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the coil is formed from spring steel.
11. A clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coil comprises a float attachment portion which is arranged to be received on an end portion of a float.
12. A clip as claimed in claim 11, wherein the float attachment portion comprises a plurality of loops.
13. A clip as claimed in claim 11, wherein the float attachment portion comprises retaining portions which are moveable to enable the clip to be attached to an end portion of a float.
14. A clip for attaching a float to a fishing line comprising an attachment portion for attachment to a float and a retaining means having a moveable part which in a first position forms a closed loop of the retaining means and in a second position opens the loop to enable entry or exit of a fishing line.
15. A clip as claimed in claim 14, wherein the moveable part when in the first position abuts a lip portion of the retaining means.
16. A clip as claimed in claim 14 or claim 15, wherein the attachment portion comprises end portions which define a cavity through which an end portion of a float is arranged to be received.
17. A clip as claimed in claim 16, wherein the moveable part comprises an elongate resilient portion of the retaining means.
18. A clip as claimed in claim 17, wherein the end of the moveable part comprises a lever portion to allow a person's finger to move the end part from the first position to the second position.
19. A clip as claimed in claim 17 or claim 18, wherein the loop of the retaining means is axially aligned with the cavity of the attachment portion.
20. A float for a fishing line comprising a clip attached to a body portion of the float, the clip having a retaining means at one end, the retaining means comprising a loop with a member which is moveable to a first position to provide an opening to enable passage of a fishing line into the loop and which is moveable to a second position to retain the fishing line within the loop.
21. A clip substantially as hereinbefore described - 11 - with reference to Figures l, 2 and 3 or Figures 4, 5 and 6, or Figures 13 and 14 of the accompanying drawings.
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