Fishing signal apparatus
OwnerEdward Greauxinventor
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Abstract
A fishing signal apparatus utilizes a detachable clamping mechanism which may be affixed at selected locations along the length of a hand-held type fishing rod and reel. The clamping mechanism has a spring wire affixed thereto. The other end of the spring wire is configured to prohibit a bell mechanism from accidental disengagement with the spring wire. The bell mechanism may be adjusted to clampingly reside at selected locations along the length of the spring wire. By adjusting the location of the clamping mechanism and the location of the bell mechanism, wave and wind action can be eliminated as a means of ringing the bell, while minor non-biting forces, acting on the fishing tackle, can also be disregarded.
Claims10
A fishing signal apparatus comprises a block, means to clampingly releasably and slideably engage said block to selected portions of the length of a fishing rod adjacent its distal most end, said means to engage said block including said block having a slot therein, said slot having a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis of said slot being configured to be coaxially aligned with the longitudinal axis of said fishing rod when said block is installed at any location along the length of said fishing rod, a spring wire, one end of said spring wire fixedly secured to said block, said spring wire having a bend, said bend being located intermediate said block and the free end of said spring wire, whereby said free end of said spring wire is disposed upwardly and outwardly from said longitudinal axis of said slot, whereby said spring wire resides in a plane, said longitudinal axis of said slot passing through said plane, a bell, means to clampingly slidingly engage said bell to selected portions of the length of said spring wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.