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US 5,177,894 AGranted
Outrigger release
OwnerRalph Dunsfordinventor
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Abstract
Outrigger release for trolling lines used in fishing for bill fish which stun their prey. The adjustable release is characterized by a pivoted arm which has a tip end releasably engaging a fishing line ring and an elongated shank engaging a magnet supported within the housing. Modification in position or size of the magnet thus adjusts the amount of tension required to pivot the arm and release the fishing line ring.
Claims12
Outrigger release for a fishing line, comprising:
- a) a housing defining an inner chamber opening into a horizontal seat for a fishing line ring;
- b) a fishing line ring removably supported upon said horizontal seat;
- c) at least one magnet movably supported within said inner chamber, and
- d) a lever arm having a tip end and an elongated shank, said lever arm being pivoted within said inner chamber such that said tip end protrudes into said horizontal seat and engages said fishing line ring, while said elongated shank rests upon said magnet as an adjustable restraint.
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Outrigger release for a fishing line, comprising:
- a) a housing defining an inner chamber opening into a horizontal seat for a fishing line ring;
- b) a fishing line ring removably supported upon a horizontal seat;
- c) at least one magnet movably supported within said inner chamber;
- d) a lever arm having a tip end and an elongated shank, said lever arm being pivoted within said chamber such that said tip end protrudes into said horizontal seat and engages said fishing line ring while said elongated shank rests releasably upon said magnet as an adjustable restraint;
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- e) a release line leading from said elongated shank through the exterior of said housing.
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An outrigger release for fishing lines, comprising:
- a) a housing defining an inner chamber opening into a horizontal seat for a fishing line ring;
- b) a fishing line ring removably supported upon said horizontal seat;
- c) an upper lever arm having a tip end and an elongated shank, said upper lever arm being pivoted within said inner chamber such that said tip end protrudes into said horizontal seat and engages the fishing line ring;
- d) a lower support arm coaxially secured at a tip end with said upper lever arm and including an elongated shank supported at the bottom of said inner chamber;
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- e) at least one magnet movably supported upon said lower support arm, so as to engage said elongated shank of said upper lever arm as an adjustable restraint.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.