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US 12,610,928 B2Granted
Fishing line control system
OwnerJeffrey Paul Bassettinventor
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Abstract
A fishing device including a fishing rod and a line guide connected to the fishing rod. A moveable or pivoting lever may be disposed adjacent to the line guide. A fishing line braking surface may be disposed adjacent to the lever. The lever may be used to press the fishing line against the braking surface to slow or stop it from passing through the line guide. A finger control at the rod handle may be used to move the lever into a braking position.
Claims20
A fishing system comprising:
- a fishing rod;
- a first line guide connected to the fishing rod in a fixed position relative to the fishing rod, said first line guide defining a first opening configured to permit a fishing line to pass freely therethrough;
- a first braking arm disposed adjacent to the first line guide, said first braking arm extending from a pivot point connected to the fishing rod, said first braking arm having a surface configured to engage the fishing line, and said first braking arm being moveable relative to said first line guide and relative to the fishing rod;
- a first removable base pad connected to the fishing rod and spaced from the first braking arm, said first removable base pad constructed of compressible material and having a base pad head;
- a bias device configured to bias the first braking arm away from the first removable base pad;
- and
- a control mechanism configured to pivot the first braking arm about the pivot point towards the first removable base pad,
- wherein the first braking arm is configured to pivot within a first reference plane, and
- wherein the first removable base pad head has a surface that is curved within the first reference plane.
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A fishing line control system for installation on a fishing rod, said system comprising:
- a base pad connector configured to be connected to the fishing rod;
- a first line guide extending away from the base pad connector, said first line guide defining a first opening configured to permit a fishing line to pass freely therethrough;
- a first braking arm disposed adjacent to the first line guide, said first braking arm extending from a pivot point connected to the base pad connector, said first braking arm having a surface configured to engage the fishing line, and said first braking arm being moveable relative to said first line guide;
- a first removable base pad connected to the base pad connector and spaced from the first braking arm, said first removable base pad constructed of compressible material and having a base pad head;
- a bias device configured to bias the first braking arm away from the first removable base pad;
- and
- a control mechanism configured to pivot the first braking arm about the pivot point towards the first removable base pad,
- wherein the first braking arm is configured to pivot within a first reference plane, and
- wherein the first removable base pad head has a surface that is curved within the first reference plane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.