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US 12,702,123 B2Granted
Variable displacement fishing device that responds to fluctuating drag force in fluids at strike
AssigneeSAIP Holdings, LLC
InventorCalvin Vander Boon
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a novel strike assist device that aids in the catching of fish. The strike assist device comprises a body that attaches to a fishing line, a displacement element that attaches to the body, and a leader which connects the displacement element to a lure or bait. The various elements of the strike assist device are each configured to allow the lure or bait to be displaced towards a fish strike to aid in securely hooking the fish.
Claims15
An apparatus for fishing, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a hollow housing with a proximal end terminating in a means of attachment to a fishing line, and an opposite, distal end which terminates in an opening into an interior of said hollow housing;
- a displacement element located at least partly inside said interior of said hollow housing, wherein said displacement element has a first end located inside said interior of said hollow housing that attaches to said housing, and an opposite, second end that is attached to a leader and either i) lies within said interior of said hollow housing or ii) is located outside of said hollow housing, wherein said displacement element partially or wholly extends to allow a suction of a fish strike to pull a bait into a mouth of the fish, said displacement element comprising a spring having a spring rate of between 0.11 Newtons/inch and 0.47 Newtons/inch;
- wherein said leader has a means for attachment to a pseudo-leader, fishing line, or fishing bait;
- wherein said hollow housing includes a top piece and a bottom piece, said hollow housing has at least one flow port that is spaced from said opening and that runs from an outside of the housing into said interior of said hollow housing;
- and wherein said at least one flow port is defined between said top piece and said bottom piece and is defined by a concave surface of said bottom piece that extends radially outwardly beyond said top piece, relative to a central axis of said hollow housing.
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An apparatus for fishing, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a hollow housing with a proximal end terminating in a means of attachment to a fishing line, and an opposite, distal end which terminates in an opening into an interior of said hollow housing;
- a displacement element located at least partly inside said interior of said hollow housing, wherein said displacement element has a first end located inside said interior of said hollow housing that attaches to said housing, and an opposite, second end that is attached to a leader and either i) lies within said interior of said hollow housing or ii) is located outside of said hollow housing, wherein said displacement element partially or wholly extends to allow a suction of a fish strike to pull a bait into a mouth of the fish;
- wherein said leader has a means for attachment to a pseudo-leader, fishing line, or fishing bait;
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- wherein said displacement element comprises a spring having a spring rate accommodating a drag force range of between 0.02 Newtons generated by a fishing bait trolled at 1.0 mph to 10 Newtons generated by said fishing bait experiencing 7 mph of relative water velocity at strike;
- wherein said hollow housing includes a top piece and a bottom piece, said hollow housing has at least one flow port that is spaced from said opening and that runs from an outside of the housing into said interior of said hollow housing;
- and wherein said at least one flow port is defined between said top piece and said bottom piece and is defined by a concave surface of said bottom piece that extends radially outwardly beyond said top piece, relative to a central axis of said hollow housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.