FISHING LINE TRANSFER DEVICE

• US 3,799,471 A
• Filed: 08/31/1971
• Issued: 03/26/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Francis Rodd, Terence Roy Morris
• Original Assignee: Francis Rodd, Terence Roy Morris
• Inventors: Morris, Terence Roy, Rodd, Francis
• Primary Examiner(s): Taylor, Billy S.
• Application Number:
  US05/176,489
• Time in Patent Office: 938 Days
• Field of Search: 242/84.1L,84.1R,104,106,55.2,85,85.1,129.51,129.53,136
• US Class Current: 242/129.51
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 89/003 Devices for transferring line to a reel
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 242/902 Line loader for fishing reel

Abstract

A device is provided for enabling a fishing line to be unwound from a storage spool on to a reel of a fishing rod. The device is in the form of a storage spool-holder and includes a base or web portion and a pair of resilient arms extending from the base or web portion. Each of the arms has an element, preferably hemispherical in shape, adapted to engage the storage spool to permit rotation thereof. The base or web portion is provided with means for attaching it to a fishing rod, preferably in the form of a frusto-conical rod-attachment member.

Claims

1. A generally U-shaped device for enabling a fishing line to be unwound from a storage spool, comprising a flat web in the bight of the U, a pair of integral, laterally spaced, resilient arms extending along the sides of the web and beyond, the arms having center lines in a plane and the web lying in said plane, the free ends of the arms having spool engaging portions adapted to engage a spool to permit rotation thereof, and means on the web disposed inwardly of the marginal edges thereof and extending at right angles thereto for attaching a spool holder to a fishing rod.

2. A device is claimed in claim 1, wherein the rod attachment means comprises a generally frusto-conical member tapering in a direction away from the web, and has a discontinuous slope and is provided on the exterior thereof with a plurality of longitudinal ribs.

3. A device according to claim 1, wherein the resilient arms are each provided with a rib extending longitudinally thereof whereby to increase the stiffness thereof, and the rod-attachment means is a generally frusto-conical member tapering in a direction away from the web, the frusto-conical member having a discontinuous slope and being provided on the exterior thereof with a plurality of longitudinal ribs.