Sinker release means
OwnerNeal R. Lockettinventor
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Abstract
Release means providing separation of a fishing sinker from remaining fishing gear upon a fish strike. A wire member engages, at its forward end, first and second eyelets of a fishing line attachment. Disposed between the eyelets and supported by the forward end of the wire member is a sinker line. Tensioning of the wire member during a fish strike, results in partial retraction of the wire member through the eyelets to release the sinker line. The wire member is of looped configuration and shaped so as to retain its position relative to the eyelets against all forces exerted thereon other than a tensioning force resulting from a fish strike. A modified form of wire member is reinforced intermediate its ends.
Claims10
Sinker release means for fishing gear, said means including,
- an attachment for securement to a fishing line, said attachment including first and second eyelets,
- a flexible wire member interconnecting said line attachment with a length of leader ahead of a lure, said wire member of elongate loop configuration adjacent its forward end and thereat engaged with said eyelets and adapted to detachably support sinker attachment means, and
- said first and second eyelets normally confining said sinker attachment means on said wire member, said wire member displaceable rearwardly relative to said eyelets upon a fish striking the lure whereby said sinker attachment means is released from said wire member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.