Patent Application
20240251772
Individuals who may have suffered a stroke and/or have lost the full use of one side of their body, actively participating in fishing sporting activities may be incredibly difficult especially with the use of current equipment on the market. Traditional poles and reels are created for individuals that are capable of using both of their hands, creating a struggle for others with a disability, to effectively maneuver the accessories. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem.
An apparatus to assist disabled individuals so they may enjoy fishing activities is not being met by any known device or system at present. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem either.
The main purpose of the one-hand fishing device is to provide users with adaptive fishing equipment for the physically challenged.
A fishing rod and reel device including a worm gear motor engaged with the reel, a momentary push button switch configured to start the worm gear motor, a release switch configured to stop the worm gear motor and let the reel turn freely for casting, a handle portion of the fishing rod comprising a direct current battery compartment, and power and control wires running inside the fishing rod between the worm gear motor, the buttons and the battery compartment.
Throughout the description, similar reference numbers may be used to identify similar elements depicted in multiple embodiments. Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms or arrangements of parts so described and illustrated. The scope of the invention is to be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.
Reference will now be made to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.
In an embodiment, a optional switch cover SC is concentric with the fishing rod and slides over the momentary push button switch D to protect it from depression when not needed. The brake and delay component BD is engineered to brake the free turn of the reel and the start of the worm gear motor. It is a mechanical brake in some embodiments and an electrical brake in other embodiments. In fact it can also be as simple as a depressive pad on the worm gear motor. The brake and delay functions protects the worm gear motor from engagement with the reel while it is still in casting motions. The delay component is configured to provide a predetermined time for a coasting stop of the free turn of the reel a predetermined time to another or subsequent start of the worm gear motor.
The present disclosed one-hand fishing device, also known as the “One Handed Auto Fishing Pole for the Disabled/Physically Impaired,” offers a modern alternative device that provides a method for physically challenged individuals to use a fishing pole; thus, ensuring they are able to enjoy the sport to its fullest potential. Expanding on the initial design of an average fishing pole, the One Handed Auto Fishing Pole for the Disabled introduces a novel fishing pool/reel that allows full use of the product with sole control managed by one hand as it employs a USB (universal serial bus) rechargeable battery powered motor able to function based on button commands, permitting physically challenged individuals to fish like everyone else, without struggling to direct the rod in effort to ensure the best catch. This innovative, top-quality product ensures a fully operational fishing pole and rod for those who seek to fish again with the use of one arm.
Although the operations of the method(s) herein are shown and described in a particular order, the order of the operations of each method may be altered so that certain operations may be performed in an inverse order or so that certain operations may be performed, at least in part, concurrently with other operations. In another embodiment, instructions or sub-operations of distinct operations may be implemented in an intermittent and/or alternating manner.
