Patent Application
20230313944
This invention relates to a system, apparatus, and process for securing and holding a small object in a relative position to a user for adaption, adjustment, manipulation, modification, or attachment of an item or items. More specifically, the present invention provides for an apparatus to hold and fixate a workpiece in a generally stable and relative position to the user for installation, adjustment, manipulation or securement of elements, components or the like such as, but not limited to, strings, lines, beads, and hooks thereto.
Preparation of fishing tackle, fishing lures, and/or fishing flies prior to the start of a fishing trip is something all fishermen go through. Tying flies, assembling lures, segregating hooks of various sizes, collecting spools of fishing line of various weights, etc. is conventional tasks that the fisherman undertakes. It is time-consuming, but the time spent up front is not a burden to the fishermen because it is not time taken away from fishing.
However, the measure of difficulty and burden in easily and effortlessly installing and connecting a fishing line while one is in chest deep water, in rocks becomes substantially magnified. This is especially true when the fisherman is having to hold the line to be tied to the new lure, hold the lure, hold the fly-fishing pole etc. while experiencing the environment he is in during any conditions or environment is not an easy chore. Indeed, tying the right kind of knot to attach the line to a particular piece of fishing tackle is something that is not easy when sitting in the comfort of one's home, much more when in the rushing water with your hands full. This is a particular problem for anyone including people with arthritic fingers.
What is needed in the field is a quick and simple apparatus to assist a fisherman with holding a fishing tackle for line installation or other need, where the apparatus is securely mounted and secured to the fisherman's body or clothing to prevent loss or shifting of the apparatus while in use. Similarly, what is also needed in the field is a simple apparatus that can be removably secured to a user's body or clothing to assist users such as crafters, hobbyists or anyone similarly situated that has a need to secure and hold a workpiece while further manipulating or adapting the workpiece in any way.
Various refinements of the features noted above may exist in relation to various aspects of the present embodiments. Further features may also be incorporated in these various aspects as well. These refinements and additional features may exist individually or in any combination. For instance, various features discussed below in relation to one or more of the illustrated embodiments may be incorporated into any of the above-described aspects of the present disclosure alone or in any combination. Again, the brief summary presented above is intended only to familiarize the reader with certain aspects and contexts of some embodiments without limitation to the claimed subject matter.
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This summary is not intended to identify key or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it to be used as an aid in limiting the scope of the claimed subject matter.
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a device designed, constructed, and used according to the present invention designed to allow a user, such as a person, in any field (e.g., medical, seamstress, crafter, fisherman, painter, hobbyist), to secure the device to their body or clothing wherein such device then allows for the securement of a workpiece (e.g., a needle, a fishing lure, a fishing fly, a piece of jewelry etc.) to be secured such that the user's hands are freed and not required to be in constant contact with the device or the body for string, thread or line installation, or any change or manipulation to the workpiece.
Objects of the invention not understood from the above, will be fully understood upon the review of the drawings and the description of the preferred embodiments which follow. Various refinements of the features noted above may exist in relation to various aspects of the present embodiments. Further features may also be incorporated in these various aspects as well. These refinements and additional features may exist individually or in any combination. For instance, various features discussed below in relation to one or more of the illustrated embodiments may be incorporated into any aspect of the present disclosure alone or in any combination. Again, the brief summary presented above is intended only to familiarize the reader with certain aspects and contexts of some embodiments without limitation to the claimed subject matter.
A more complete understanding of embodiments of the present invention may be obtained by reference to the following Detailed Description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying Drawings wherein:
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced without such specific details. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general summary description and the following detailed description are illustrative and explanatory, and are not restrictive of the subject matter, as claimed. Specifically, the disclosure and invention is not limited to use in the field of fishing but can be used in any hobbyist field of use or professional setting where the need exists as set forth in this disclosure. The invention and its component configuration can be utilized in any craft, sport, or other venture where free hand use and stability of an item is desired.
It is to be further understood that the following disclosure also provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of various illustrative embodiments. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the disclosure. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. For example, a figure may illustrate an exemplary embodiment with multiple features or combinations of features that are not required in one or more other embodiments and thus a figure may disclose one or more embodiments that have fewer features or a different combination of features than the illustrated embodiment. Embodiments may include some but not all the features illustrated in a figure and some embodiments may combine features illustrated in one figure with features illustrated in another figure. Therefore, combinations of features disclosed in the following detailed description may not be necessary to practice the teachings in the broadest sense and are instead merely to describe particularly representative examples. In addition, the disclosure may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed.
In this application, the use of the singular includes the plural, the word “a” or “an” means “at least one”, and the use of “or” means “and/or”, unless specifically stated otherwise. Furthermore, the use of the term “including”, as well as other forms, such as “includes” and “included”, is not limiting. Also, terms such as “element” or “component” encompass both elements or components comprising one unit and elements or components that comprise more than one unit unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the use of terms such as “above,” “below,” “upper,” “lower,” or other like terms to describe a spatial relationship between various components or to describe the spatial orientation of aspects of such components should be understood to describe a relative relationship between the components or a spatial orientation of aspects of such components, respectively, as the device described herein may be oriented in any desired direction.
In the specification, reference may be made to the spatial relationships between various components and to the spatial orientation of various aspects of components as the devices are depicted in the attached drawings. However, as will be recognized by those skilled in the art after a complete reading of the present application, the devices, members, apparatuses, etc. described herein may be positioned in any desired orientation. Thus, the use of terms such as “inboard,” “outboard,” “above,” “below,” “upper,” “lower,” or other like terms to describe a spatial relationship between various components or to describe the spatial orientation of aspects of such components should be understood to describe a relative relationship between the components or a spatial orientation of aspects of such components, respectively, as the device described herein may be oriented in any desired direction.
As used herein, the terms “connect,” “connection,” “connected,” “in connection with,” and “connecting” may be used to mean in direct connection with or in connection with via one or more elements. Similarly, the terms “couple,” “coupling,” and “coupled” may be used to mean directly coupled or coupled via one or more elements. Conditional language used herein, such as, among others, “can,” “might,” “may,” “e.g.,” and the like, unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, is generally intended to convey that certain embodiments include, while other embodiments do not include, certain features, elements and/or states. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intended to imply that features, elements and/or states are in any way required for one or more embodiments or that one or more embodiments necessarily include such elements or features.
The term “substantially,” “approximately,” and “about” is defined as largely but not necessarily wholly what is specified (and includes what is specified; e.g., substantially 90 degrees includes 90 degrees and substantially parallel includes parallel), as understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art. The extent to which the description may vary will depend on how great a change can be instituted and still have a person of ordinary skill in the art recognized the modified feature as still having the required characteristics and capabilities of the unmodified feature. In general, but subject to the preceding, a numerical value herein that is modified by a word of approximation such as “substantially,” “approximately,” and “about” may vary from the stated value, for example, by 0.1, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, or 15 percent.
The section headings used herein are for organizational purposes and are not to be construed as limiting the subject matter described. If any documents, or portions of documents, are cited in this application, including, but not limited to, patents, patent applications, articles, books, and treatises, such documents are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in their entirety for any purpose. In the event that one or more of such incorporated documents etc. and similar materials (if any) defines a term in a manner that contradicts the definition of that term in this application, this application controls.
During the discussion of the structural features of this invention, all references to fishing tackle, pieces of fishing apparatus, jewelry or other hobby areas and the like should be considered in their broadest aspect. The terms are used interchangeably to refer to fishing lures, sinkers, floats and such other pieces of conventional fishing equipment as may be found in sporting goods stores and fishing tackle boxes of fishermen. Similarly, the terms are also used interchangeably to refer to any hobbyist's items that are to be held and manipulated such as, for example only, diamonds, jewelry pieces, ornaments, decorative objects, sewing needles, miniature ornamental items etc. without limitation.
Further, throughout the application, reference will be made to a “free end” of a fishing line. This term is used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as meaning that the fishing line terminates. For example, references to the “free end” of the fishing line are intended to refer to that portion of the fishing line remote from the reel of a fishing pole with a fishing lure, float, etc. tied to the line intermediate the “free end”. For purposes of this invention and the language used herein, the “free end” could extend two or three hundred feet beyond and away from the fishing reel.
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In one instance, for example only, in the fishing sport field, the speed with which a user can attach a fishing line 30 to a workpiece 25 such as fishing lure or fishing fly 25 often has a direct impact upon the number of fish that can be caught within a given period. It is understood that one skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to any particular field of use and can be utilized as desired to hold the workpiece 25, hands free, for insertion of string, fishing line 30 (as shown in
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The first member section 15 and second member section 10 when made in a rigid form can be made from any desirable material that provides a sufficiently non-flexible characteristic such that the first member section 15 and second member section 10 retain rigidity during use. In contrast, the first member section 15 and second member section 10 when made in a semi-rigid flexible form have a generally flexible characteristic such they can be manipulated and adjusted by the user by hand and are made from any desirable material that provides a sufficiently semi-rigid yet flexible characteristic such that the first member section 15 retains is rigidity during use. One skilled in the art will readily recognize that such rigid and semi-rigid first member section 15 and second member section 10 can be made from any desirable material that provides the desired rigidity or semi-rigid flexibility. Examples of a rigid material may be any form of metal, plastic, or combination of metal and plastic that provides such desired rigidity. Examples of a semi-rigid flexible material may be any form of flexible metal or plastic or flexible material that can be manipulated by the user such that a desired shape and position of each first member section 15, second member section 10 and flexible extension arm 20 can attained.
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As mentioned, the device 1 may also comprise a removable magnification device (not shown) that is attachable on the distal end 18 of the flexible extension arm 20. Because of the flexibility of the flexible extension arm 20, the workpiece 25 (e.g., the fishing fly) can be ideally positioned to enable the fisherman to best see and install the fishing line 30 through the eyelet 29 of the fishing fly without having to physically hand hold the fishing fly in one hand and the fishing line 30 in the other, while also managing other equipment such as a fishing pole that is part of the required ensemble.
One skilled in the art will recognize that the type of materials disclosed herein from which the present embodiment of the device 1 is constructed are not meant to be limiting and that other suitable materials can be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.
Embodiments of the device 1 as provided and disclosed above may configured in any desired overall dimensions or in specifics so as to accommodate the specific device 1 desired for use. However, other embodiments contemplated by the inventors can have any dimension that also accomplishes a specific desired function. Although the disclosed embodiments are not illustrated as having certain general, absolute, and relative dimensions, those having skill in the art will recognize that any approximate or absolute and relative dimensions can be utilized in accordance with varying design considerations. Other embodiments that do not have the same approximate or absolute and relative dimensions can be envisioned without departing from the scope of the invention and claims. Moreover, the disclosed embodiments are not necessarily illustrated to scale or in any particular use position.
Without further elaboration, it is believed that one skilled in the art can, using the description herein, utilize the present disclosure to its fullest extent. The foregoing outlines features of several embodiments so that those skilled in the art may better understand the aspects of the disclosure. Those skilled in the art should appreciate that they may readily use the disclosure as a basis for designing or modifying other processes and structures for carrying out the same purposes and/or achieving the same advantages of the embodiments introduced herein. Those skilled in the art should also realize that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the disclosure, and that they may make various changes, substitutions, and alterations herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. The scope of the invention should be determined only by the language of the claims that follow. The term “comprising” within the claims is intended to mean “including at least” such that the recited listing of elements in a claim are an open group. The terms “a,” “an” and other singular terms are intended to include the plural forms thereof unless specifically excluded.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63327024 | Apr 2022 | US |
