Patent Application
20170142948
The present invention is related generally to the field of a fishing line apparatus. It is specifically directed to fishing line dispensers that load fishing line from a supply spool onto a fishing reel that is mounted on a fishing rod.
It is well known to fisherman how to transfer fishing line onto fishing reels from a supply spools. A problem with dispensing fishing line from spools has been the inherent awkwardness one person has in accomplishing this task. The feeding of the fishing line evenly onto a fishing reel may require two people; one person to hold the rod and rotate the reel and a second person to hold and monitor the spool of fishing line.
There are several ways a lone fisherman can dispense fishing line from a spool to a reel. One is by hanging a fishing line dispenser on the fishing rod to dispense line directly onto the reel; but without means for applying friction or drag to the line being dispensed and improper hanging and no tension tangling of the line being dispensed becomes a problem. Without means to secure the storage spool to anything during the transfer creates another problem.
Another way a lone fisherman transfers line from a supply spool to his reel is by simply throwing the spool of line onto the floor of his boat and then reel the line from the spool onto the reel. Obviously the fisherman places the spool on it side or it would roll away. As the line is wound onto his reel he is probably holding the rod handle between his knees and using one hand to turn the reel because he needs the other hand to apply tension to the oncoming line or he will quickly have a loose tangled mess of line on his reel.
Thus there is a need to securely hold the rod while turning the reel handle and to secure the spool and apply tension to the line being transferred onto the fishing reel in a hand winding method.
The main object of the present invention is to provide a hanging means to transfer fishing line from a supply spool to a fishing reel attached to a fishing rod without backlash of the fishing line by maintaining a slight drag on the line during this transfer and this transfer is accomplished by one person.
This transfer can be carried out by this one person on either a casting reel or a spinning reel.
This transfer can be carried out by one person using a said hanger means which can be sold as a package with the supply spool.
The present invention is a fishing line dispenser for facilitating the loading of fishing line, while under tension onto a reel mounted on a fishing rod. It includes a portable one piece hanger means comprising a gripping means and a holding means with the gripping means adapted to readily attach and detach said hanger mean to and from a fishing rod that has a fishing reel attached there to and with the holding means adapted to support a spool of fishing line that rotate on said holding means but is hold securely there on while said holding means exerts a drag on the spool thus tensioning the line as it is fed from the spool to the reel while the hanger means is temporarily and securely attached to the fishing rod.
The invention of this application is, thus, an improved fishing line dispenser for use with fishing rods and reels of various construction. This device will allow the user to virtually not need the help of another person to perform this task. More specific advantages will become apparent with reference to the detailed description of the invention, claims, and appended drawings.
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More specifically, hanger means 10 is a one piece member that includes a base member 11 with gripping means 12 and 13 and holding means 25 fixed to the same side of the base member 11.
Aside from the gripping means 12 and 13 and holding means 25 the base member is made up of 3 spokes 15, 16 and 17 that are part of the base member 11 and the help support the holding means 25.
The base member 11 also has a cut out notch 18 with an apex 19 that is usable as a area to hold the hanger means 10 over a nail or hook (not shown) for display purposes in a store or to store it on a peg board or hook in a fisherman's boat or in his garage or basement.
The base member 11 also include spaces between the three spokes 15, 16 and 17 that the fisherman can reach his thumb and finger or two fingers through enabling him to touch the holding means 25 as he loads a fishing line spool 20 onto the hanger means 10 so that the said spool can be secured to the holding means 25 and hanger means 10 can be securely and firmly attached to a fishing rod 21 and then fishing line can be quickly and precisely transferred from the spool 20 to either a fishing reel 22 or 22a that is attached to the same fishing rod 21 as the hanger means 10.
Specifically the gripping means 12 and 13 comprise static members 12c and 13c respectively that are part of the hanger element. Each static member 12c and 13c has a flexible arm 12a and 13a respectively and each has a flexible U-shaped elbow 12b and 13b respectively. Those elbow 12b and 13b being the flexible connecting link between static members 12c and 13c and the respective arms 12a and 13a.
The two gripping means 12 and 13 that securely and readily attach the hanger means 10 to a fishing rod have the flexibility in arms 12a and 13a to hold onto the fishing rod even though the rod itself changes diameter as it approaches the reel end at the rod. The arms 12a and 13a flex at elbows 12b and 13b where the arms 12a and 13a are snapped over the fishing rod the arms 12a and 13a then securely hold the rod between the arms 12a and 13a and static members 12c and 13c respectively .
Detaching is accomplished by simply and manually pulling the entire hanger means from the rod because the arms 12a and 13a will flex at elbows 12b and 13b respectively and the hanger means will snap off the rod as readily as it was attached.
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Again the gripping means of the hanger means comprises flexible arm clamp means 1213 at each end of the hanger means 10 to readily attach and detach the hanger means to and from said fishing rod 21. The said arm clamp means gripping means 1213 comprises flexible U shaped members 12b 13b respectively that frictionally snaps over the fishing rod 21. These flexible arm clamp means 1213 are formed on the same side of the hanger means 10. A notch cut out area 18 with an apex 19 formed in the hanger means 10 will provide means to mount the portable one piece hanger means 10 from a display hook, not shown. The portable one piece hanger means 10 is a useful display package which, because of its simple construction and less expensive cost can be provided to a customer with each spool of line sold.
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These lips stops the storage spool from sliding off the central shaft as the spool rotates in it transfer of fishing line onto the fishing rods reel.
Between the tines 27 and 28 is an open area creating inner wall 50 in tine 28 and on tine 27 an inner wall 51. At the inner end or convergence of these walls 50 and 51 is base 52 which can be U shaped or V shaped without reducing the effectiveness of the tines. The preferable form for base 52 is a U shape because it more readily enables the fisherman to squeeze the tines together to load the storage spool onto the central shaft 26. The original shape of the central shaft 26 with its tines and U shaped opening 52 increases the diameter of the central shaft 26 as it extends toward the lip stops. The lip stops have a larger diameter than the base of the central shaft 26 and as the tines move toward the lips from the base of the central shaft 26 they also become larger in diameter like two fingers opening thus enabling the shaft to exert drag on the spool after they are attached. Thus keeping the fishing line snug between the spool 20 and the fishing reel 22 or 22a as the line is easily unloaded from the spool to the reel.
This divergent spacing of the tines enables them to apply a light dragging force on the inside axis wall of hub 38 of the fishing line holding spool 20. The holding spool 20, is fitted onto the central shaft 26 by pinching the tines together, with your fingers, inserted through the open slots created between spokes 15,16 and 17 as the spool is placed onto the central shaft 26.
When the tines are released they will expand to their original divergent position that will naturally place friction on the inside of the spools cylindrical shaft hub 38 wall and thus creating a drag on the fishing line being loaded onto the fishing rods reel 22 or 22a from the storage spool 20. This drag will result in a tight fishing line transformation of the new fishing line onto the rods reel avoiding snags and tangling of the line and enabling the fisherman to hold the fishing rod with one hand and turn the reel with the other hand to load the fishing line precisely and easily from the spool 20, to the reel without using a third hand to hold the spool; because, the spool is securely attached to the fishing rod by the gripping means 12 and 13 at the top of the hanger means 10. The storage spool 20 of fishing line is therefore rotatably secured on the central shaft 26 of the hanger means 10 and in its secure rotating position the drag is constantly maintained by the bifurcated tines 27 and 28 of central shaft 26. To make sure the storage spool is held in place and rotating each tine 27 and 28 has a respective lip 29 and 30. The lip 29 and 30 are each semi circular and each is part of it's tine 27 and 28.The lips stick out over the end edge of the storage spool central hub 38 and thus secure the storage spool onto the central shaft 26 allowing the storage spool to spin on the shaft and be held on the shaft while placing drag on the spool insuring the line transfers from the spool to the rod without snags or any tangling of the line thus enabling the fisherman to load or reload line onto his reel while using one hand on the rod and the other on the reel and turning the reel thus loading line from the spool quickly easily, safely and without the frustration of the storage spool not holding in place during the operation.
This invention is novel in other way; because it comprises a package made up of the one piece hanger means 10 and spool of fishing line 20. The package can be purchased at a sports store and immediately and securely attached to a fishing rod and the fishing line can be attached to the reel of the rod and fishing line can then be transferred from the spool to the reel on the rod using one hand to hold the rod and the other hand to wind the reel thus transferring fishing line from the spool to the reel quickly and trouble free. When the reel is full the entire package can be easily removed from the rod and stored and when more line is needed the package can be easily secured again to any rod and the reel can be filled. When the spool is empty the package can be easily removed and discarded into the trash.
Other modifications of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. This description is intended to provide specific examples of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited to the embodiment shown or the use of elements having specific configurations and shapes as presented herein. Alternative modifications and variations of the present invention which follow in the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims are included.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62386112 | Nov 2015 | US |
