GB2159031A

GB2159031A - Fishing float and sinker

Info

Publication number: GB2159031A
Application number: GB08413492A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Singer Wong
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1984-05-25
Filing date: 1984-05-25
Publication date: 1985-11-27
Also published as: GB2159031B; GB8413492D0

Abstract

A float set comprises a float and a sinker wherein the float consists of separate base, middle and tail sections, and the sinker is of a non-reeving type i.e. it is attachable to a line and detachable therefrom without the line having to be cut. Each of the above sections may consist of one or more parts, the total number of such parts used being determined by the fishing conditions. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Digitalized Float Set with Two Types of Non Reeving Knot Sinkers The present invention relates to fishing equipment, particularly, a digitalized float set with two types of non-reeving sinkers.

When fishing in different situation, it is better two use different type of float, but the existing floats used for fishing are basically one type for on use only; therefore, people have to prepare lots of different floats for use in different situation. Besides, the sinker in the function performing (disregard to fishing without a float) is an inseparable part to the float.That is a float without attaching a corresponding sinker to adjust its suitable floating level will be not applicable; when the float is changes in size, the sinker should also be changed in weight as well; however, the existing way of attaching the sinker to the fishing line by reeving knot (exclusing sinker of clipping type which will be explained later), when removal, requires to cut the line, and there is no other alternative; therefore, whenever we use a new float, we have to spend a lot of time in testing the corresponding weight it requires. In case of the sinker attached to the line being not suitable, you have to cut the line to remove it, and replace a different one and attach it to the line by reeving knot again, and cut over and again until obtaining the corresponding weight.

From the above example, we may find out that the time-consuming test is due to the reeving knot which causes weight adjustment impossible without cutting the line; hence further understanding about how to attach the sinker to the line is necessary. Regarding to the existing sinkers, there are many types. If we classify them by the way of attaching, there are only 3 types, namely 1. Center with hole to reeve, 2. one end with hole to reeve, 3.

by clipping. Although the clipping type is the most handy among the above mentioned 3 types in attaching as it can avoid reeving knot, and also can avoid line cutting when removal required; however, it has two defects. One is when we want to remove it, we have to split it by means of knife or scissors, and very often we hurt the line as well, the other is such clipping type if in heavy weight, the splitting work to remove will become very difficult, and the clipping pressure will hurt the line as well.

As mentioned above that the float in function performing can not be without a corresponding sinker to adjust its suitable floating level, and the digitalized float set is able to change lots of types at our command. If the change and attachment of its corresponding sinker remains so inconvenient, no matter how perfect we improve the floatwise, to the users, it is tantamount to polishing their shoes by the right side and remaining the left side one unpolished. Therefore, a perfect innovation about the float should take the same consideration about the innovation of its corresponding sinkers. That is why the present invention includes "digitalized float set" and "non-reeving knot sinkers".The purpose of arranging the float digitalized is to offer people able to have lots of different types of floats to tackle with different fishing conditions no matter fishing at sea, by the river, by the lake, or casting far or near. The purpose of designing the non-reeving knot sinkers is to simplify the process of the attachment and the removal so that the problem of floating and sinking in fishing can be improved perfectly in the same time.

An embodiment of this invention is described by way of example with reference to the drawings in which: Fig. 1-1 illustrates the base sections of the digitalized float set of the present invention.

Fig. 1-2 illustrates the middle sections of the digitalized float set of the present invention.

Fig. 1-3 illustrates the tail sections of the digitalized float set of the present invention.

Fig. 2-1 is the top view of a type-A non-reeving knot sinker in the present invention.

Fig. 2-2 is the left side of the sinker shown in Fig.

2-1.

Fig. 2-3 is the front view of the sinker shown in Fig.

2-1.

Fig. 2-4 is the rear view of the sinker shown in Fig.

2-1.

Fig. 2-5 is the bottom view of the sinker shown in Fig. 2-1.

Fig. 2-6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the sinker shown in Fig. 2-1.

Fig. 3-1 illustrates the type-A sinker being attached to the line by a winding method.

Fig. 3-2 illustrates the type-A sinker being attached to the end of the line by a winding method.

Fig. 4-1 illustrates a developed view of a type-B sinker.

Fig. 4-2 illustrates a finished type-B sinker.

Fig. 4-3 illustrates the type-B sinker being attached to a line by winding method in a sliding manner.

Fig. 4-4 illustrates the type-B sinker being attached to a line by winding method in a fixed manner.

Fig. 5 illustrates a digitalized float set, and each of these floats comprises a base section and a tail section.

Fig. 6,7,8,9,10, 11, 12,13 illustrate a number of digitalized floats, in which each float is mounted with a middle section between the base section and the tail section.

Fig. 14 illustrates a set of digitalized floats of which each float is mounted with two middle sections between the base section and tail section.

Fig. 15 illustrates a set of digitalized floats, of which each float is mounted with three middle sections between the base and the tail section.

Fig. 16 illustrates a set of digitalized floats, of which each float is mounted with four middle sections between the base and the tail section.

Fig. 17 illustrates the two types of sinkers being used at different positions of the lines.

The pending achievement of the present invention "Digitalized float set with two types of non-reeving knot sinkers" is researched according to the following steps: A. Digitalized Float Set: (1 ) Theoretical base: The digit from 0 to 9 has numerous combinations. If a float is possible to be digitalized as well, although the combinations are not possible to have the equal amount, for example the base section (please refer to Fig. 1-1 OA, OB) against the other base section orthe tail section (please refer to Fig. 1-3, 9A, 9B, 9C) against another tail sections is impossible to combine in practical use, however, the style flexibilities will be more than necessary is definitely out of question.

(2) Collect all the available floats and section all of them into three parts namely the base section, the middle section, the tail section and study each individual part about the size, the shape, the function, etc., so as to find out their common features.

(3) From the study a fact discloses that the shape of the base section changes very few, the tail section changes more, the middle section changes the most. According to this fact and in order to have more practical styles for use among the combinations, the reasonable ratio is arranged: The base section 2, the middle section 8, the tail section 3, in total actually is 13 parts, but in order to adapt the digit 0 to 9, the base sections are arranged as OA, OB, the tail sections are arranged as 9A, 9B, 9C.

The whole system is as follows: Fig. 1-1 OA, OB . -. the base sections.

Fig. 1-2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 . . the middle sections.

Fig. 1-3 9A, 9B, 9C . . . the tail sections.

(4) After set up this system, the following work is to recreate new parts under the consideration that they can be interchangeable so that people can easily have different types of floats by recombinations according to the directory of the digitalized system.

(5) In order to simplify the attachment of the corresponding sinkers, the floating capacitor of the base sections/tail sections are adjusted to equal. The method to make them possible is by vacuum/solid difference; that is when the base section/tail section is larger/longer, the solid portion increases so as to reduce the floating ability; when the base section tail section is smaller/shorter, the vacuum portion increases to get more floating ability so that either of the base sections combines with any one of the tail sections can perform an equal floating ability enough to load a swivel and two hooks with baits. In other words when either of the base sections combines with any one of the tail sections there is no sinker required. And what requires a corresponding sinker is only the middle section 1 to 8.To have further simplifying, each sinker required is digitalized with the same number as the middle sections, for examples: OA+ 1+9A . No. . No. 1 sinker required OB+1+9B... No. 1 sinker required OA+3+4+9C. . . No. 3, 4 sinker required OA or OB+9A, 9B or 9C no sinker required (adjusted byvacuum/solid method) (6) The vacuum/solid difference method in adjusting the floating ability actually can turn out individual part to float at our desired floating level and requires no sinker at all, but in actual tests it shows that too much weight mounted on the float will cause the line below the float flying slower and very often twisted with the line over the float, this is especially true when use big float and casting far.

Therefore, it is only suitable for small float like the base section combined with the tail section which is only used for non-casting far purpose.

(7) In order to let each part can combine easily, all the joints are arranged in same specification and with respective tap screw (11) and nut screw (12).

(8) In order to let the base sections can connect to the line for all purposes, the base section (OA) has a swivel (13) which can connect to the line snap or the non-knot fastener (another invention by this inventor) for casting far. The base section (OB) has a pin shape connector (14) to insert the popularly used rubber pipe and the line hole (15) on the pin shape connector is for fixing the float at sliding way.

(9) In order to let the corresponding sinkers can be attached or removed without cutting the line and re-knotting, two types of non-reeving knot sinkers are provided. Sinker A type (16) is used for large float and sinker (B) type (17) is used for small float.

So arranged because the design of sinker A type due to its complicated construction is impossible to produce light weight sinker, and the design of the sinker B type when make heavy weight sinkers they are difficult to apply the winding method to attach because of the increase of the thickness. (Will explain more later on.) (10) The material to produce this float set is preferably using p.v.c. by molding injection. If use wood material, then the vacuum/solid method to adjust the base section/tail section to float equally will be impossible unless a. sizes becomes the same, b. respective corresponding sinkers are required.

B. Non-Reeving KnotSinkerAType: This type of sinker is designed mainly for use together with the digitalized float set. The way to attach it to the line is by winding method which is other than the traditional reeving knot, therefore, it requires no reeving and no knotting, besides it can be attached or removed without cutting the line. The details of the designs are as follows: (1 ) At the body of the sinker arranged a vertical line slot (21) inside with half "S" shape which can hold the line been slipped out, but when shaking with force, such half "S" design is still not good enough to prevent the line slipping out, therefore, the line slot (22) at the tap screw (24) arranged by left of the line slot (21 ) approx. 50 so as to have double lock function.

(2) In order to connect the line slot (21) on the body and the line slot (22) on the tap screw, a horizontal line slot (23) is arranged so that the line winding into the line slot (21) on the body via the horizontal line slot (23) can enter the line slot (22) on the tap screw.

(3) The concave of the nut screw (28) when in use is always sitting on something, on a swivel, on a big knot or whatsoever and as those are fixed to the line and bigger than the line slot (21) on the body, the line will be double locked by the concave; therefore we can understand that the line is locked by the half "S" shape and double locked at top by the turning line slot (22) and at the bottom by the concave. That is why the sinker can be attached by winding method.

(4) If the sinker is just for use as described in point (3), above mentioned designs are already sufficient, but a sinker merely for one function is not enough.

During fishing, very often we need it to be attached to one end of the line, we need heavier weight, we need lighter weight, or we need it be able to slip off the line when it is caught by the rocks (when fishing without a float). To solve these problems, more designs on the sinker are provided.

(5) The trapping groove (27) and the line retaining groove (25) are designed to make the sinker be able to be attached at one end of the line. When you winded a line into the line slot (21) on the body via the horizontal line slot (23) and entering the line slot (22) on the tap screw, in case you want to attach the sinker at one end of the line, you simply turn up the line below the sinker (at this stage the line will be caught by the trapping groove (27) automatically) and wind into the line slot (21) again, then wind on the line retaining groove by counter clockwise 4 times, afterward the line remnant wind into the horizontal line slot (23) and back to the line slot (21) on the body again. Thus the sinker is firmly fixed at one end of the line. The verticalsection (Fig. 3-2) would help to understand how the line winds.

(6) During the winding test by using nylon monofilament fishing line, it shows that the degree of the tightness has something to do with the winding threads. That is when you wind 1 thread, 2 threads, 3 threads, 4 threads, the degree of the tightness is different. The result of the differences are as follows: (a) When winding 1 thread, press the sinker slightly with force, it slips off.

(b) When winding 2 threads, press the sinker with little force, it slips off, too.

(c) When winding 3 threads, press the sinker with rather big force, it slips off.

(d) When winding 4 threads or more, press the sinker with strong force, it never slips but breaks the line. This would be another feature of the sinker because when you are fishing without a float and the sinker is caught by the rocks under the water, certainly you would expect that the sinker would slip off without breaking the whole line equipment. In this case, you may wind the line on the sinker just 3 threads and let it be able to slip off by force from pulling.

(7) The tap screw (24) and the nut screw (28) are designed for connecting anothersinkers in same specification. When more weight requires to tackle with the rapid running water due to the change of the tide, to adjust the suitable floating level due to replacing a bigger float, orforcasting further purpose, you can add another sinker and connect it from top or from the bottom without cutting the line.

If connecting from the bottom, the line remnant should draw aside into the line remnant escaping slot (26) first.

(8) This type of sinker can be produced by hot camber casting machine with metal like lead or its similar material.

B. Non-Reeving Knot Sinker B Type: Due to the complicated designs of sinker A type, it is impossible to produce light weight sinker, therefore, to design a simplertypewhich can produce sinkers of light weight to solve the whole problems of sinking is indispensable Fortunately the sinker B type can fill this gap, for it can produce very tiny sinkers. The details are as follows: (1) Design a pressing mold to cut the lead sheet by pressing machine to have a flat shape as Fig. 4-1.

(2) After we had the flat shape, just roll it up, then we have a finished sinker B type as Fig. 4-2.

(3) The part (b)+(c) at each side when rolled up will form an oblique line slot at each side of the sinker.

(4) The weight varieties can be controlled by the thickness of the lead sheet or by the length of the sinker. That is when we want to have heavier sinker, we may use thicker lead sheet to produce it, or we may increase the length of the sinker and vice versa for producing lighter weight sinkers.

(5) When attaching the sinker to the line in sliding manner, you simply wind the line into the line slot formed by (b)+(c). Fig. 4-3 (1), (2), (3) is the diagrams of the winding process.

(6) When attaching the sinker to the line in fixed manner, you can use the same process as described in point (5), the difference is you have to wind 3 threads on position (a) (Fig. 4-2) first. Fig. 4-4(1), (2), (3) is the diagrams of the winding process.

(7) The function to prevent the line slipping off is depending on the oblique slots formed by (b) (c) parts. The more oblique it is, the better function it will be.

As pointed out in paragraph A point (5), (6) that sinkers are arranged in corresponding to the float set and the process of attaching the sinkers to the line already explained in paragraph B point (3), (4), (5) and paragraph C point (5), (6) respectively, the following description will stress on the combinations of the float styles. According to the individual part appears on Fig. 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, the first cycle of the combinations will be: (1) The base sections plus the tail sections:

OA) r9A OBI9B OB+9C...6styIes (2) OA 9A OB+(1 to 8)+ 9B OB J t to 8)+i99iB.. .48styles The actual drawings please refer to Fig. 6 to Fig. 13.

Above in total is 54 styles. If the middle section is 2 joints instead of 1, the combinations will suddenly increase to 336 styles; if the middle section is 3 joints, 4 joints . . . etc., the combinations will increase to thousands and thousands of styles. As it will be too much work to draw all the varieties, only selected example drawings of 2 joints, 3 joints, 4 joints are enclosed. Fig. 14 is the selected examples of 2 joints in combination with the base sections and the tail sections. Fig. 15 is the selected examples of 3 joints in combination with the base sections and the tail sections. Fig. 16 is the selected examples of 4 joints in combination with the base sections and the tail sections.

It is undeniable that some of the styles will be not practical for use, but the remains are more than necessary is out of question.

Furthermore, the innovation of the attachment of sinkers to the line as is possible to change or remove without cutting the line, any replacement of the float will not cause inconvenience to adjust its suitable floating level. Due to all the related improvements about the present invention are all through actual tests, the report becomes considerably long, but in actual practice, it is not so complicated. An experienced fisherman once refer to Fig. 17, he almost can imagine how handy it will be.

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A digitalized float set with two types of nonreeving knot sinkers which includes following particular features: A. A Digitalized Float Set; A-1 Float sectionalized and by means of mathematical theory the sectionalized parts are able to combine many floats at our command. A-2 The shapes ofthesectionalized parts are as per Fig. 1-1,1-2,1-3, DA, OB, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9A, 9B, 9C or others in similar forms. A-3 The sizes and the specifications may modify according to actual requirement. A-4 Material to be used is plastic or others which are suitable to produce floats. B. Non-Reeving Knot Sinkers: B-1 The above mentioned sinkers are able to be attached to the line by winding method or removed without cutting the line. B-2-1 The figure of the non-reeving knot sinker A type is as per Fig. 2-1 to 2-6 or others in similar forms and the half "S" shape line grooves are able to hold the line when it entered the half "S" slots by winding method. B-2-2 The figure of the non-reeving knot sinker B type is as per Fig. 4-1 and Fig. 4-2 or others in similar forms and the oblique grooves formed by (b) and (c) part respectively are able to hold the line when it entered by winding method. B-3 The sizes and specifications may modify according to actual requirement. 2. The digitalized float set, the non-reeving knot sinker A type or B type as described in the claim point 1 may use together, or may use separately. 3. A digitalized float set with two types of nonreeving knot sinkers constructed and arranged substantially as herein described with reference to any of the figures of the drawings. New or Amended Claims:-

1. A set of components for assembling fishing floats and sinkers comprising a plurality of float base sections all of equal buoyancy, a plurality of floattail sections all of equal buoyancy, a plurality of float middle sections of differing buoyancies, the sections being provided with attachment means such that a base section and a tail section may be assembled to form a float, either with or without the interposition of one or more middle sections, a sinker corresponding to each float middle section, and a further sinker corresponding to a float without a middle section, whereby the appropriate sinker or sinkers for use with any float may be chosen with reference only to the middle section or sections, or the absence of a middle section, in the float.

2. A set of components according to claim 1 in which the float base sections and the float tail sections are formed from plastic material and are hollow to achieve equality in buoyancy.

3. A set of components according to claim 1 or claim 2 in which at least some of the sinkers are formed with a male threaded projection at one end and a corresponding female thread at the other end with a line slot running the length of the sinker, and with retaining hooks at the ends of the sinker for retaining the line within the slot, the section of the line slot passing through the male threaded projection being angularly offset with respect to the remainder of the line slot.

4. A set of components according to any preceding claim, including one or more sinkers substantially as shown in and as herein described with reference to Figures 41 and 42 of the accompanying drawings.