Fishing tackle box

Claim 2

A fishing tackle box, comprising: a closed box-like container which may be selectively opened; at least one panel member pivotally mounted in said box-like container; stop means formed in said box-like container for holding said panel member in a storage position, said panel member being selectively pivotable out of its storage position to a position in which a fisherman has access to both sides of said panel member; a plurality of recess means formed in said panel member alternately on opposite sides thereof for receiving the hook of a fish lure so that lures may be attached to either side of said panel member, each of said recess means including structure upon which the hook of a fish lure may be hooked and being operable to cover at least the pointed portion of the hook of a fish lure hooked therein; and lure holding means associated with said panel member for holding in place on said panel member lures hooked in said recess means, said lure holding means being comprised of at least one elastic member associated with said panel member, said elastic member being positioned to extend over lures hooked in said recess means so as to bear against said lures and hold them in place against said panel member, said lure holding means also including padding secured on the portions of said panel member against which said lures are pressed by said elastic member, said padding providing a frictional surface which functions to restrict the movement of said lures, said lure holding means further including pockets formed alternately on opposite sides of said panel member in the portions of said panel member against which said lures are pressed by said elastic member, said pockets being shaped to receive the bodies of said luRes whereby to restrict the movement of said lures on said panel member.

Claim 3

A fishing tackle box, comprising: a closed box-like container which may be selectively opened; at least one panel member pivotally mounted in said box-like container; stop means formed in said box-like container for holding said panel member in a storage position, said panel member being selectively pivotable out of its storage position to a position in which a fisherman has access to both sides of said panel member; a plurality of recess means formed in the surface of said panel member alternately on opposite sides thereof for receiving the hook of a fish lure so that lures may be attached to either side of said panel member, each of said recess means including structure upon which the hook of a fish lure may be hooked and covering structure positioned to cover at least the pointed portion of the hook of a fish lure hooked therein; and lure holding means associated with said panel member for holding in place on said panel member lures hooked in said recess means, said lure holding means being comprised of at least one elastic member associated with said panel member, said elastic member being positioned to extend over lures hooked in said recess means so as to bear against said lures and hold them in place against said panel member, said lure holding means also including padding secured on the portions of said panel member against which said lures are pressed by said elastic member, said padding providing a frictional surface which functions to restrict the movement of said lures, said lure holding means further including pockets formed alternately on opposite sides of said panel member in the portions of said panel member against which said lures are pressed by said elastic member, said pockets being shaped to receive the bodies of said lures whereby to restrict the movement of said lures on said panel member.

Claim 4

A fishing tackle box, comprising: a closed box-like container which may be selectively opened; at least one panel member pivotally mounted in said box-like container; stop means formed in said box-like container for holding said panel member in a storage position, said panel member being selectively pivotable out of its storage position to a position in which a fisherman has access to both sides of said panel member; a plurality of recess means formed in the surface of said panel member alternately on opposite sides thereof for receiving the hook of a fish lure so that lures may be attached to either side of said panel member, each of said recess means including structure upon which the hook of a fish lure may be hooked and covering structure positioned to cover at least the pointed portion of the hook of a fish lure hooked therein; and lure holding means associated with said panel member for holding in place on said panel member lures hooked in said recess means, said lure holding means being comprised of at least one elastic member associated with said panel member, said elastic member being positioned to extend over lures hooked in said recess means so as to bear against said lures and hold them in place against said panel member, said lure holding means also including padding secured on the portions of said panel member against which said lures are pressed by said elastic member, said padding providing a frictional surface which functions to restrict the movement of said lures, said lure holding means further including pockets formed alternately on opposite sides of said panel member in the portions of said panel member against which said lures are pressed by said elastic member, said pockets being shaped to receive the bodies of said lures whereby to restrict the movement of said lures on said panel member.

Claim 5

The invention recited in claim 2, wherein: a plurality of said panel members are mounted for storage in a stacked layer-like arrangement in said box-like container; and each of said panel members is mounted on pivots in said box-like container to be pivotable therein and removable therefrom; and including: pivot mount means formed on said box-like container for receiving the pivots of one of said panel members which has been removed from its pivotable mounting in said box-like container, said pivot mount means being operable to pivotably support therein one of said panel members in a position in which a fisherman has access to both sides of said panel member.

Claim 6

The invention defined in claim 3, including knobs mounted on each of said panel members for maintaining said panel members in predetermined spaced apart relationship in their storage position and for gripping said panel members when pivoting one of said panel members out of its storage position.

Claim 7

The invention defined in claim 2, wherein: said box-like container which may be selectively opened and closed includes interfitting lip and groove structure formed on the edges along which it opens, said interfitting lip and groove structure being operable when said box-like container is closed to form a watertight seal so that said box-like container is substantially watertight when closed; and said box-like container is constructed like a suitcase and has compartments defined therein for holding fishing reels and the like.

Claim 8

The invention defined in claim 2, wherein said lure holding means comprises: projections formed on said panel member to restrict the side to side movement of lures hooked thereon; a first elastic member associated with said panel member and positioned to extend over and bear against a lure hook hooked in said recess means so as to hold the lure hook in place on said panel member; and a second elastic member associated with said panel member and positioned to extend over and bear against the body portion of a lure hooked in said recess Means so as to hold the body portion of the lure in place on said panel member.

Claim 9

A fishing tackle box, comprising: a closed box-like container which may be selectively opened; at least one panel member pivotally mounted in said box-like container; a plurality of recess means formed in said panel member alternately on opposite sides thereof for receiving the hook of a fish lure so that lures may be attached to either side of said panel member, each of said recess means including structure upon which the hook of a fish lure may be hooked and being operable to cover at least the pointed portion of the hook of a fish lure hooked therein; and lure holding means associated with said panel member for holding in place on said panel member lures hooked in said recess means, said lure holding means being comprised of at least one elastic member associated with said panel member, said elastic member being positioned to extend over lures hooked in said recess means so as to bear against said lures and hold them in place against said panel member, said lure holding means also including pockets formed alternately on opposite sides of said panel member in the portions of said panel member against which said lures are pressed by said elastic member, said pockets being shaped to receive the bodies of said lures whereby to restrict the movement of said lures on said panel member.

Claim 10

A fishing tackle box, comprising: a closed box-like container which may be selectively opened; at least one panel member pivotally mounted in said box-like container; a plurality of recess means formed in said panel member alternately on opposite sides thereof for receiving the hook of a fish lure so that lures may be attached to either side of said panel member, each of said recess means including structure upon which the hook of a fish lure may be hooked and being operable to cover at least the pointed portion of the hook of a fish lure hooked therein; and lure holding means associated with said panel member for holding in place on said panel member lures hooked in said recess means, said lure holding means being comprised of at least one elastic member associated with said panel member, said elastic member being positioned to extend over lures hooked in said recess means so as to bear against said lures and hold them in place against said panel member, said lure holding means also including pockets formed alternately on opposite sides of said panel member in the portions of said panel member against which said lures are pressed by said elastic member, said pockets being shaped to receive the bodies of said lures whereby to restrict the movement of said lures on said panel member.

Claim 11

The invention defined in claim 7, including stop means formed in said box-like container for holding said panel member in a storage position, said panel member being selectively pivotable out of its storage position.

Claim 12

The invention defined in claim 7, wherein said lure holding means also includes padding secured on the portions of said panel member against which said lures are pressed by said elastic member, said padding providing a frictional surface which functions to restrict the movement of said lures.