# US 4,398,368 A · Fish catcher

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- Number: US 4,398,368 A
- Document ID: US4398368A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/261,053
- Filed: 1981-05-06
- Granted: 1983-08-16
- Earliest claimed: 1980-05-08
- Inventors: Chikao Nishi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4398368A

## CPC

- A01K 91/10: for automatic hook setting
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

A fish catcher comprising, an elastic bent rod, a center rod mounted on said bent rod and connected to said bent rod at its lower end, an inward engagement rod pivotally connected to the other end of said bent rod, said engagement rod having a hook ring at its end, a bracket extending from said center rod to be secured to said engagement rod, a swing maker swingably provided on said bracket, said maker having a guide ring at its end to be engaged with said engagement rod and an engagement edge at the other end thereof, a hook provided downwardly on said bracket, an inward ring formed directly below said hook of said center rod, a float provided loosely around said center rod, and a hook line connected to said inward engagement rod and to pass through said inward ring. By thus contructing, a hook line will be automatically and resiliently drawn so that a fish would be kept hooked.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fish catcher comprising:
an elastic bent rod;
a center rod mounted on said bent rod and connected to said bent rod at its lower end;
an inward engagement rod pivotally connected to the other end of said bent rod, said engagement rod having a hook ring at its end;
a bracket extending from said center rod secured to said engagement rod;
a swing maker swingably provided on said bracket, said swing maker having a guide ring at its end engaged with said engagement rod and an engagement edge at the other end thereof;
a hook provided downwardly on said bracket;
an inward ring formed directly below said hook on said center rod;
a float provided loosely around said center rod; and
a hook line connected to said inward engagement rod which passes through said inward ring.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A fish catcher according to claim 1, wherein said center rod is slidably mounted in substantially the middle of said bent rod.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A fish catcher according to claim 2, wherein said center rod is fixedly mounted in substantially the middle of said bent rod.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2)

A fish catcher according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said center rod is loosely connected to said bent rod through an eyelet formed in said bent rod.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1, 2, 3)

A fish catcher according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said center rod is connected to fishing line above a connection with said bent rod.