Fish bite indicator
OwnerLawrence Zepeda, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A fish bite indicator in combination with a fishing rod and reel is provided to give an audible and/or a visual signal when the fishing line is under sufficient state of tension. An oscillating arm of the indicator extends below the rod. The fishing line is threaded in a loop at the end of the oscillating arm below the rod in such a way to cause the arm to move upward toward the rod when the line has sufficient tension to indicate a fish strike. The other operative elements of the indicator include an on/off switch, a switch activating cam that is attached to a portion of the oscillating arm for activating the on/off switch, an alarm means electrically connected to the switch for, and a battery power source for the alarm means.
Claims32
A fish bite indicator for use in combination with a fishing rod having a reel and line extending therefrom, said indicator comprising:
- (a) an oscillating arm extending away from the longitudinal axis of the rod to a position below the rod and having the line operably threaded adjacent to the end of said arm below the reel,
- (b) an on/off switch,
- (c) a switch activating arm operably attached to portion of said oscillating arm for activating said on/off switch when the line is in sufficient tension to move the end of said oscillating arm toward the rod,
- (d) an alarm means electrically connected to said switch for indicating the line is in tension, said alarm means comprising an audible means, and
- (e) battery power source for said alarm and electrically connected to said switch.
A fish bite indicator for use on a fishing rod having a reel and line extending therefrom, said indicator comprising:
- (a) a housing having front and back ends, a bottom mountable on the rod adjacent to the reel and its longitudinal axis parallel to that of the rod;
- (b) an oscillating arm having a lateral section extending from a first end laterally through said housing to a longitudinal section extending along the longitudinal axis to a position below the rod, and a loop adjacent to a second end of said arm below the reel for maintaining the line below the longitudinal section of said arm;
- (c) an on/off switch attached within said housing;
- (d) a switch activating arm fixedly attached within said housing to a portion of the lateral section of said oscillating arm for activating said on/off switch when the line is in sufficient tension to move the loop of said oscillating arm upward toward the rod;
- (e) an alarm means electrically connected to said switch for indicating the line is in tension;
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- (f) a battery power source for said alarm attached within said housing and electrically connected to said switch.
A fish bite indicator for use on a fishing rod having a hollow handle, a reel and line extending therefrom, said indicator comprising:
- (a) an oscillating arm having a lateral section extending from a first end laterally through the handle of said rod adjacent to said reel to a longitudinal section extending along the longitudinal axis of said rod to a position below the rod, and a loop adjacent to a second end of said arm below the reel for maintaining the line below the longitudinal section of said arm;
- (b) an on/off switch attached within the hollow handle;
- (c) a switch activating arm fixedly attached within said handle to a portion of the lateral section of said oscillating arm for activating said on/off switch when the line is in sufficient tension to move the loop of said oscillating arm upward toward the rod;
- (d) a visual alarm means electrically connected to said switch for indicating the line is in tension;
- (e) an audible alarm means electrically connected to said switch for indicating the line is in tension;
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- (f) a battery power source for said audible alarm and for said visual alarm attached within the handle and electrically connected to said switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.