Line length measuring device
OwnerDaniel D. Callinventor
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Abstract
Length of a line or, more particularly, depth of a fishing line is digitally indicated by a fishing depth gauge when a clip mounting bracket carries thereon a digital counter activated by cooperation between a fishing line paid out from a rod and a counter activating pulley serving to activate the digital counter. The digital counter is mounted at one end of the clip mounting bracket with a trifurcated rod mounting bracket at the other end of the clip mounting bracket, thereby completing the fishing line depth indicator.
Claims7
In an apparatus for determining the amount of fishing line in use, wherein said apparatus includes a digital counter activated by said line and a flat, clip mounting means having said digital counting means secured thereto, the improvement wherein:
- a. said flat clip mounting means has a counting end at a first end thereof and a rod mating means capable of being secured to a fishing rod at a second end thereof;
- b. said digital counter is secured to a topside of said counting end;
- c. said rod mating means is trifurcated and includes two lateral prongs, a central prong between said two lateral prongs;
- d. said two lateral prongs are substantially symmetrical and occupy substantially the same planes;
- e. said central prong is substantially symmetrical to said lateral prongs, but oppositely disposed therefrom to thereby permit said central prong to cooperate with said two lateral prongs to mount said apparatus as desired;
- f. said mounting means has said topside in contact with a bottom side of said digital counting means;
- g. an elongated flange is substantially perpendicular to said topside;
- h. said elongated flange extends forward over one of said lateral prongs and rearwardly away from said topside to hold at least one side of said digital counting means;
- i. a shortened flange is substantially perpendicular to said topside and oppositely disposed from said elongated flange;
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- j. said shortened flange extends over one of said lateral prongs.
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