Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Signal devices
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-22
2001-10-30
Rowan, Kurt (Department: 3643)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Signal devices
Reexamination Certificate
active
06308452
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to the art of fish-bite indicators.
BACKGROUND ART
The present invention is relates to a fish-bite indicator comprising an arm that is pivotally mounted on a pivotal mount at one of its ends and has a fishing line engagement element at the other. A resilient clement is provided at the pivotal mount to vary the force with which the engagement element acts on the line, and the resilient element acts on one of two parts that can be selectively rotated relative to one another to vary the torsion force exerted by the resilient element.
One such construction that has been proposed has ratchet element between the two parts, making it a relatively complex and expensive construction.
It is the aim of the present invention to obviate one or more of these disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a fish-bite indicator having two parts that are relatively movable about an axis of rotation and are held at a selected one of a plurality of available relative angular positions by mutually engaging portions, at least one of which has a leading face and a trailing face that extend generally parallel to the axis of relative rotation.
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Clark & Brody
Fox Design International Limited
Rowan Kurt
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