Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Illuminated – e.g. – luminous
Patent
1992-06-19
1993-07-20
Rowan, Kurt C.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Illuminated, e.g., luminous
43 25, A01K 9712
Patent
active
052282287
ABSTRACT:
A bite detector for fishing of the type typically used with a fishing rod and reel combination which is placed at or near the tip of a fishing rod, consisting of a lightweight, housing for a circuit having a motion detection means displaced between a power source and an audio or visual signalling means, or both, typically a light and a piezo-electric buzzer. The bite detector of the present invention utilizes a motion detection means which employs a resilient spring or wire which is not orientation dependent. The motion detector means comprises a first electrical contact, preferably a small, helical spring disposed within a cavity or passageway comprising a second electrical contact. When sufficient motion or vibration occurs, such as that as may be encountered when a fish strikes a baited hook, the first electrical contact will come into contact with the second electrical contact which in some embodiments may be the walls of the cavity, thus completing the circuit and triggering the signalling means. Included in the device is a means for adjusting the sensitivity of the trigger circuit. Other preferred embodiments include means for resetting and adjusting signal duration. In other embodiments, the bite detector may be displaced throughout the fishing rod or may be housed in a fish float or "bobber."
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Rowan Kurt C.
Zielinski Robert F.
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