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US 12,642,261 B1Granted
Planer board with movable keel
AssigneeJohn Mohr Enterprises LLC
InventorJohn Phillip Mohr
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Abstract
The planer board has a keel that is operatively movable with respect to a hull. The keel assembly can be in a first (lower) position where the keel extends below the bottom of the hull or in a second (upper) position retracted into the hull. A sign can extend upwards from the hull when the keel assembly is in the upper position. A rear lock assembly with a line lock is provided. A front lock assembly with two line locks can be provided. A tensioner can selectably adjust the amount of line tension required (threshold force) to release the keel to be able to retract. A keel spring is provided to force the keel to retract when a retraction is activated. A keel pin and associated keel pin spring operatively connects the front lock assembly and rear lock assembly.
Claims24
A planer board for use with a fishing line used to catch a fish, said planer board comprising:
- a body having a forward end and an aft end, the body further having a hull, the hull having a central tunnel with a tunnel longitudinal axis that is aligned along a planer board longitudinal axis, the planer board longitudinal axis being aligned with the forward end and the aft end, the fishing line being selectively engaged by the body;
- a keel spring;
- a keel assembly having a keel, said keel passing through said central tunnel in a direction perpendicular to the planer board longitudinal axis, said keel being movable from a first position to a second position with respect to said body, said keel being retracted into said body when said keel assembly is in the second position when the fish provides a force upon the fishing line supported by the planer board in excess of a threshold force of a lock assembly wherein said keel spring is allowed to expand between a portion of said body and a portion of said keel to retract said keel into said body,
- wherein the lock assembly is a rear lock assembly, the body further has a rear lock mount at the aft end, the rear lock assembly is received in said rear lock mount, and the keel spring has a keel spring force that is perpendicular to the threshold force.
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A planer board for use with a fishing line used to catch a fish, said planer board comprising:
- a body having a forward end and an aft end, the body further comprising a hull with a central tunnel having a central tunnel opening, said body further comprising a rear lock mount, the rear lock mount being at the aft end, and the central tunnel having a central tunnel longitudinal axis between the forward end and the aft end;
- a keel assembly being movable by a keel spring between a first position wherein said keel extends below said body and a second position wherein said keel is retracted into said body, said keel assembly passing through said central tunnel opening in a direction perpendicular to the central tunnel longitudinal axis;
- a rear lock assembly received in said rear lock mount and selectably engaging the fishing line;
- and
- a tensioner, said tensioner being an adjustable tension that is received within said rear lock assembly, said tensioner controlling a threshold force necessary on the fishing line to cause said keel assembly to be released to move from said first position to said second position by said keel spring.
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A planer board comprising:
- a body having a hull with a central tunnel having a central tunnel opening, the body further having a front lock mount and a rear lock mount;
- a keel assembly having a keel, said keel assembly passing through said central tunnel opening, said keel assembly being movable between a first position wherein said keel extends below said body and a second position wherein said keel is retracted into said body, said keel assembly further comprising a front pin retainer, said keel assembly further having a keel assembly lip;
- a front lock assembly received in said front lock mount, said front lock assembly having a detent;
- a rear lock assembly received in said rear lock mount, said rear lock assembly having a rear lock assembly lip;
- a keel pin between said front lock assembly and said rear lock assembly, said keel pin having a lug;
- and
- a keel pin spring being between said keel pin lug and said front pin retainer,
- wherein in said first position, said keel assembly lip is engaged by said rear lock assembly lip, and said keel pin is within said detent.
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A planer board comprising:
- a body having a forward end and an aft end, the body further having a hull with a central tunnel having a central tunnel opening, the body further having a front lock mount and a rear lock mount, the rear lock mount being at the aft end, and the central tunnel having a central tunnel longitudinal axis between the forward end and the aft end;
- a keel assembly having a keel, said keel assembly passing through said central tunnel opening, said keel assembly being movable in a direction perpendicular to the central tunnel longitudinal axis between a first position wherein said keel extends below said body and a second position wherein said keel is retracted into said body, said keel assembly further comprising a front pin retainer;
- a front lock assembly received in said front lock mount;
- a rear lock assembly received in said rear lock mount;
- a keel pin between said front lock assembly and said rear lock assembly, said keel pin having a lug;
- a keel pin spring being between said keel pin lug and said front pin retainer;
- and
- a tensioner, said tensioner being received within said rear lock assembly setting a threshold force, wherein either of said front lock assembly and said rear lock assembly unlocks said keel assembly when subjected to a force greater than said threshold force.
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A planer board comprising:
- a body having a forward end and an aft end, the body further having a hull with a central tunnel having a central tunnel opening, the body further having a front lock mount and a rear lock mount, the rear lock mount being at the aft end and the front lock mount being forward of the rear lock mount, the central tunnel having a central tunnel longitudinal axis between the forward end and the aft end;
- a keel assembly having a keel, said keel assembly passing through said central tunnel opening in a direction perpendicular to the central tunnel longitudinal axis, said keel assembly being movable between a first position wherein said keel extends below said body and a second position wherein said keel is retracted into said body, said keel assembly further comprising a front pin retainer;
- a front lock assembly received in said front lock mount;
- a rear lock assembly received in said rear lock mount;
- a keel pin between said front lock assembly and said rear lock assembly, the keel pin being parallel to the central tunnel longitudinal axis, said keel pin having a lug;
- a keel pin spring being between said keel pin lug and said front pin retainer;
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- a keel spring, said keel spring being located between a portion of said body and a portion of said keel assembly, and said keel spring biasing said keel assembly towards said second position.
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A planer board for use with a fishing line used to catch a fish, said planer board comprising:
- a body having a hull, the hull having a central tunnel, the body selectably engaging the fishing line, the body further having a rear lock mount;
- a rear lock assembly received within said rear lock mount, said rear lock assembly having a rear lock assembly lip;
- a keel spring;
- a keel assembly having a keel, said keel passing through said central tunnel, said keel being movable from a first position to a second position with respect to said body, said keel being retracted into said body when said keel assembly is in the second position when the fish provides a force upon the fishing line supported by the planer board in excess of a threshold force, said keel spring being expandable between a portion of said body and a portion of said keel to retract said keel into said body,
- wherein:
- said keel assembly has a rear keel assembly lip, said rear keel assembly lip clearing said rear lock assembly lip as said keel assembly moves from said first position to said second position, and
- said keel pin has a front, and said front lock assembly has a detent, said front of said keel pin being received within said detent when said keel assembly is in said first position.
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A planer board for use with a fishing line used to catch a fish, said planer board comprising:
- a body having a hull, the hull having a central tunnel, the body selectably engaging the fishing line, the body further having a rear lock mount and a front lock mount;
- a rear lock assembly received in said rear lock mount;
- a front lock assembly received in said front lock mount, said front lock assembly further comprising a first line lock, a second line lock, a first centering spring received in a first spring pocket, a second centering spring received in a second spring pocket, said first centering spring and said second centering spring being on opposite sides of said central tunnel, said first centering spring and said second centering spring biasing said front lock assembly to a centered position with respect to said body;
- a keel spring;
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- a keel assembly having a keel, said keel passing through said central tunnel, said keel being movable from a first position to a second position with respect to said body, said keel being retracted into said body when said keel assembly is in the second position when the fish provides a force upon the fishing line supported by the planer board in excess of a threshold force, said keel spring being expandable between a portion of said body and a portion of said keel to retract said keel into said body.
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A planer board for use with a fishing line used to catch a fish, said planer board comprising:
- a body comprising a hull with a central tunnel having a central tunnel opening, said body further comprising a rear lock mount;
- a keel assembly being movable by a keel spring between a first position wherein said keel extends below said body and a second position wherein said keel is retracted into said body, said keel assembly passing through said central tunnel opening, said keel assembly having a keel assembly lip;
- a rear lock assembly received in said rear lock mount and selectably engaging the fishing line, said rear lock assembly having a rear lock assembly lip;
- a tensioner received within said rear lock assembly, said tensioner controlling a threshold force necessary on the fishing line to cause said keel assembly to be released to move from said first position to said second position;
- a front lock assembly, said front lock assembly having a detent;
- a keel pin between said front lock assembly and said rear lock assembly;
- and
- a keel pin spring,
- wherein the body further comprises a front lock mount and the front lock assembly is received in the front lock mount,
- wherein:
- said keel pin has a keel pin lug, said keel has a front pin retainer and said keel pin spring is between said keel pin lug and said front pin retainer, and
- in said first position, said keel assembly lip is engaged by said rear lock assembly lip, and said keel pin is within said detent.
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A planer board comprising:
- a body having a hull with a central tunnel having a central tunnel opening, the body further having a front lock mount and a rear lock mount;
- a keel assembly having a keel, said keel assembly passing through said central tunnel opening, said keel assembly being movable between a first position wherein said keel extends below said body and a second position wherein said keel is retracted into said body, said keel further comprising a front pin retainer;
- a front lock assembly received in said front lock mount, said front lock assembly comprising:
- a housing with a first pocket, a second pocket, a first spring pocket and a second spring pocket, said first spring pocket and said second spring pocket being on opposite sides of said central tunnel;
- a first line lock received within said first pocket;
- a second line lock received within said second pocket;
- a first spring received within said first spring pocket;
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- a second spring received within said second spring pocket,
- wherein said first spring and said second spring biasing said first line lock and said second line lock to be symmetrically located about a middle of said body;
- a rear lock assembly received in said rear lock mount;
- a keel pin between said front lock assembly and said rear lock assembly, said keel pin having a lug;
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- a keel pin spring being between said keel pin lug and said front pin retainer;
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- a keel spring, said keel spring being located between a portion of said body and a portion of said keel assembly, and said keel spring biasing said keel assembly towards said second position.
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A planer board for use with a fishing line used to catch a fish, said planer board comprising:
- a body comprising a hull with a central tunnel having a central tunnel opening, said body further comprising a rear lock mount;
- a keel assembly being movable by a keel spring between a first position wherein said keel extends below said body and a second position wherein said keel is retracted into said body, said keel assembly passing through said central tunnel opening;
- a rear lock assembly received in said rear lock mount and selectably engaging the fishing line;
- a tensioner received within said rear lock assembly, said tensioner controlling a threshold force necessary on the fishing line to cause said keel assembly to be released to move from said first position to said second position;
- a front lock assembly, said front lock assembly comprising:
- a housing with a first pocket, a second pocket, a first spring pocket and a second spring pocket, said first spring pocket and said second spring pocket being on opposite sides of said central tunnel;
- a first line lock received within said first pocket;
- a second line lock received within said second pocket;
- a first spring received within said first spring pocket;
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- a second spring received within said second spring pocket,
- wherein said first spring and said second spring biasing said first line lock and said second line lock to be symmetrically located about a middle of said body;
- a keel pin between said front lock assembly and said rear lock assembly;
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- a keel pin spring,
- wherein the body further comprises a front lock mount and the front lock assembly is received in the front lock mount,
- wherein said keel pin has a keel pin lug, said keel has a front pin retainer and said keel pin spring is between said keel pin lug and said front pin retainer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.