Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Automatic hookers or catchers
Patent
1999-01-21
2000-08-01
Carone, Michael J.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Automatic hookers or catchers
43 17, A01K 9712
Patent
active
060948523
ABSTRACT:
A fishing pole tip-up system for signaling to a fisherman that a fish bite has occurred using a conventional fishing rod. The inventive device includes a shaft having a pointed lower end, a stability member attached to the shaft near the lower end, a rod support pivotally attached to the upper end of the shaft, an indicator structure attached to the upper end of the shaft, and a catch member pivotally attached to the shaft. The lower end of the shaft is designed to penetrate all types of ground surfaces such as sand, gravel or dirt. The rod support comprises a first claw and a second claw for releasably retaining a conventional fishing rod in a relatively horizontal position. The indicator structure comprises a flex spring attached to the upper end of the shaft, and a pole with a flag attached to the flex spring opposite of the shaft. The catch member includes a slot, wherein the slot releasably captures the pole of the indicator structure. A catch spring is attached to the distal end of the catch member for releasably capturing a fishing line from the fishing rod. When a fish bite occurs, the fishing line is tensioned thereby rotating the catch member toward a parallel position with respect to the fishing rod thereby releasing the pole. The pole is forced into a vertical position by the flex spring thereby indicating that a fish has striked. When the catch member is substantially parallel to the fishing rod, the coils of the catch spring are substantially parallel to the fishing rod thereby allowing the fishing line to be easily removed with little pulling force from the fish.
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Carone Michael J.
Neustel Michael S.
Nguyen Son T.
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