Hook and leader storage structure

Claim 2

A hook and leader storage structure comprising: a. a container having an outer wall and wall means extending therefrom, said wall means comprising laterally spaced front and rear walls and a pair of longitudinally spaced end walls each extending from said outer wall and each having a free edge; b. means mounted on said wall means for selectively covering and uncovering said container, said means for covering and uncovering said container being movably mounted on said rear wall and movable to a position overlying the free edge of each of said front and rear walls and said end walls; c. means in said container and spaced from said wall means for supporting a plurality of spaced fishing hooks, said means for supporting fishing hooks being positioned adjacent and spaced from one of said container end walls and comprising a bar extending transversely of said container and positioned substantially parallel with the one of said container end walls, said bar being adapted to support a shank portion of each fishing hook with a barbed portion thereof positioned between said container outer wall and said bar; d. means in said container and spaced from said hook supporting means therein for engaging and retaining a plurality of leader lines each attached to a respective one of the fishing hooks, said means for engaging and retaining leader lines comprises a plurality of laterally spaced rows of longitudinally spaced flexible posts extending from said outer wall, said rows being in close proximity one with the other, each of said rows having a plurality of posts, said posts in each of said rows each being in longitudinally staggered relation with adjacent posts in adjacent rows of posts, said posts in adjacent staggered rows of posts each being positioned to be engaged by a leader line positioned between the adjacent staggered rows whereby a substantial length of the leader line is in retaining engagement with said adjacent staggered rows of posts; and e. means on said means for covering and uncovering said container and engageable with said wall means for retaining said container covering means in a closed position.

Claim 3

A hook and leader storage structure comprising: a. a base section having an outer wall and wall means extending outwardly therefrom, said base section wall means comprising laterally spaced front and rear walls and a pair of longitudinally spaced end walls each extending from said base section outer wall and each having a free edge, said base section front wall having a recess in an exterior surface thereof; b. an upper section having an outer wall and wall means extending outwardly therefrom, said upper section wall means comprising laterally spaced front and rear walls and a pair of longitudinally spaced end walls each extending from said upper section outer wall and each having a free edge, said upper section front wall having a recess in an exterior surface thereof; c. a partition separating said base section and said upper section, said partition being hingedly mounted on said rear wall of said base section and on said rear wall of said upper section; d. means in each said base section and said upper section and spaced from one of said end walls thereof for supporing a plurality of fishing hooks, said means for supporting fishing hooks being positioned adjacent and spaced from said respective end wall and comprising spaced end posts each extending from said respective outer wall and each positioned adjacent a respective one of said section front and rear walls and a rack extending between said end posts, said racks each being adapted to support a shank portion of each fishing hook with a barbed portion thereof positioned between said respective outer wall and said rack; e. means in each said base section and said upper section and spaced from said means for supporting a plurality of spaced fishing hooks therein for engaging and retaining a plurality of leader lines each attached to a respective one of the fishing hooks, said means for engaging and retaining leader lines comprising a plurality of laterally spaced rows of longitudinally spaced flexible posts extending from said respective outer wall, said rows being in close proximity one with the other, each of said rows having a plurality of posts, said posts in each of said rows each being in longitudinally staggered relation with adjacent posts in adjacent rows of posts, said posts in adjacent staggered rows of posts each being positioned to be engaged by a leader line positioned between the adjacent staggered Rows whereby a substantial length of the leader line is in retaining engagement with said adjacent staggered rows of posts; and f. means on said partition and engageable with said walls means of said base section and with said wall means of said upper section for retaining said partition and said base and upper sections in a closed position, said means for retaining said partition and said base and upper sections in a closed position comprising a catch member on said partition and having respective portions received in said recess in said base section front wall and in said upper section front wall for retaining said partition and said base section and said upper section in a closed position.

Claim 4

A hook and leader storage structure comprising: a. a base section having an outer wall and wall means extending outwardly therefrom, said base section wall means comprising laterally spaced front and rear walls and a pair of longitudinally spaced end walls each extending from said base section outer wall and each having a free edge, said base section front wall having a recess in an exterior surface thereof; b. an upper section having an outer wall and wall means extending outwardly therefrom, said upper section wall means comprising laterally spaced front and rear walls and a pair of longitudinally spaced end walls each extending from said upper section outer wall and each having a free edge, said upper section front wall having a recess in an exterior surface thereof; c. a partition separating said base section and said upper section, said partition being hingedly mounted on said rear wall of said base section and on said rear wall of said upper section; d. means in each said base section and said upper section and spaced from one of said end walls thereof for supporing a plurality of fishing hooks, said means for supporting fishing hooks being positioned adjacent and spaced from said respective end wall and comprising spaced end posts each extending from said respective outer wall and each positioned adjacent a respective one of said section front and rear walls and a rack extending between said end posts, said racks each being adapted to support a shank portion of each fishing hook with a barbed portion thereof positioned between said respective outer wall and said rack; e. means in each said base section and said upper section and spaced from said means for supporting a plurality of spaced fishing hooks therein for engaging and retaining a plurality of leader lines each attached to a respective one of the fishing hooks, said means for engaging and retaining leader lines comprising a plurality of laterally spaced rows of longitudinally spaced flexible posts extending from said respective outer wall, said rows being in close proximity one with the other, each of said rows having a plurality of posts, said posts in each of said rows each being in longitudinally staggered relation with adjacent posts in adjacent rows of posts, said posts in adjacent staggered rows of posts each being positioned to be engaged by a leader line positioned between the adjacent staggered Rows whereby a substantial length of the leader line is in retaining engagement with said adjacent staggered rows of posts; and f. means on said partition and engageable with said walls means of said base section and with said wall means of said upper section for retaining said partition and said base and upper sections in a closed position, said means for retaining said partition and said base and upper sections in a closed position comprising a catch member on said partition and having respective portions received in said recess in said base section front wall and in said upper section front wall for retaining said partition and said base section and said upper section in a closed position.

Claim 5

A hook and leader storage structure as set forth in claim 2 wherein: a. said rear wall of said base section has a plurality of longitudinally spaced tubular members extending outwardly from a free edge thereof; b. said rear wall of said upper section has a plurality of longitudinally spaced tubular members extending outwardly from a free edge thereof and longitudinally aligned with said tubular members extending from said rear wall of said base section; c. said partition is a generally planar member having a plurality of longitudinally spaced tubular members extending from one edge thereof and longitudinally aligned with said tubular members extending from said rear wall of said base and upper sections; and d. a pin extends longitudinally through said tubular members extending from said partition and from said base and upper sections whereby said partition and said upper section are hingedly mounted relative to said base section.