Rattle reel
OwnerWilliam Hartsockinventor
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Abstract
Certain types of rattle reels include a housing; a reel coupled to the housing; and an indicator arrangement carried by the housing. The indicator arrangement is operationally coupled to the reel so that movement of the reel relative to the housing activates the indicator arrangement. The indicator arrangement remains activated until the user manually resets the indicator arrangement. Certain types of rattle reels include a free-standing housing including an adjustable leg; a reel coupled to the housing; a power source carried by the housing; a light source carried by the housing; and a user interface member accessible for activating and deactivating the light source.
Claims19
A rattle reel for fishing at a hole through a surface, the rattle reel comprising:
- a housing having a closed top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side defining an interior, the housing being supported by a plurality of legs that extend away from the housing to distal ends of the legs, the distal ends being configured to rest on the surface, each of the legs being telescoping so that a length of the leg is adjustable, each of the legs also being coupled to the housing so that an angle at which the leg extends from the housing also is adjustable;
- a reel carried by the housing so that the reel is partially disposed within the interior of the housing and extends between the first and second sides of the housing, the reel having a drum sized and structured to hold a fishing line wound around the drum;
- an indicator arrangement disposed within the interior of the housing, the indicator arrangement being operationally coupled to the reel so that movement of the reel relative to the housing activates the indicator arrangement, wherein the indicator arrangement remains activated until a user manually resets the indicator arrangement;
- a light source recessed within the housing separate from the indicator arrangement, the light source being configured to shine light through an opening defined at the bottom of the housing, the light source being activated by actuation of a user interface member accessible from an exterior of the housing.
A rattle reel for fishing, the rattle reel comprising:
- a free-standing housing including an adjustable leg, the leg extending along a length from the housing to a distal end of the leg, the length of the leg being adjustable, the leg being sufficiently long to extend along a majority of a height of the rattle reel when fully extended;
- a reel coupled to the housing, the reel having a drum sized and structured to hold a fishing line wound around the drum;
- a power source carried by the housing;
- a light source carried by a bottom surface of the housing facing the distal end of the leg and electrically coupled to the power source, the light source being configured to shine light away from the reel towards the distal end of the leg;
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- a user interface member accessible from an exterior of the housing and electrically coupled to the light source, the user interface member activating and deactivating the light source when operated by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.