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US 9,066,506 B2Granted
Tangle free tip top for fishing
AssigneeDee Thomas Fishing LLC
InventorGrant Olguin
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Abstract
In a specific example, the present invention provides a fishing rod apparatus configured with low profile guides and a tip top, which are prone to fewer or almost no line tangles.
Claims20
A fishing rod comprising:
- a tubular member comprising a tip end and a butt end, the tubular member comprising a plurality of guides spatially disposed from a first portion to a second portion of the tubular member, each of the plurality of guides having a diameter being less than a width of a portion of the tubular member at a region of attachment of each of the plurality of guides;
- a tip top mechanically fit and secured with the tip end of the tubular member, the tip top comprising:
- a sleeve device comprising:
- a first opening, the first opening configured to the tip end of the tubular member;
- a second opening comprising a first recessed region and a second recessed region;
- an external outer surface region extending from the first opening to the second opening;
- a tapered portion formed within a vicinity of the second opening, the tapered portion extending from a first diameter to a second diameter, the second diameter at the vicinity of the second opening;
- a single strand of solid wire configured with the sleeve device, the single strand of wire comprising:
- a first wire end configured within the first recessed region;
- a second wire end configured within the second recessed region;
- a loop portion configured between the first wire end and the second wire end;
- a first weld material provided substantially within the first recessed region to configure the first wire end within the first recessed region;
- a second weld material provided substantially within the second recessed region to configure the second wire end within the second recessed region;
- a substantial entirety of an outer surface region, including the external outer surface of the sleeve device, the loop portion, and any exposed portions of the first wire end and the second wire end being free from any exposed weld material including the first weld material and the second weld material.
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A method of manufacturing a top tip for a fishing rod, the method comprising:
- providing a sleeve device comprising a first opening, the first opening to be configured to a tip end of a tubular member of a fishing rod, and a second opening comprising a first recessed region and a second recessed region;
- providing a wire structure comprising a first wire end, a second wire end, and a loop portion configured between the first wire end and the second wire end;
- inserting the first wire end into the first recessed region;
- inserting the second wire end into the second recessed region;
- irradiating at least one region of the sleeve device within a vicinity of the first wire end and the second wire end to cause formation of a first weld material to attach the first wire end within the first recessed region and to cause formation of a second weld material to attach the second wire end within the second recessed region;
- maintaining a substantial portion of the outer surface region of the tip top including the loop portion, the first wire end, and the second wire end being free from any weld material including the first weld material and the second weld material;
- whereupon the tip top being substantially ridged and mechanically attached within the first recessed region and second recessed region.
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A tip top device for fishing rod comprising:
- a sleeve device comprising a first opening, the first opening configured to the tip end of the tubular member, and a second opening comprising a first recessed region and a second recessed region;
- a single strand of wire comprising a first wire end configured within the first recessed region, a second wire end configured within the second recessed region, and a loop portion configured between the first wire end and the second wire end;
- a first weld material to configure the first wire end within the first recessed region;
- a second weld material to configure the second wire end within the second recessed region;
- a substantial portion of the outer surface region of the tip top including the loop portion, the first wire end, and the second wire end being free from any weld material including the first weld material and the second weld material;
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- whereupon the tip top being is substantially ridged and mechanically attached within the first recessed region and second recessed region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.