Abstract A release mechanism primarily designed to be used in connection with fishing lines and particularly adapted to be mounted on an outrigger type structure. The release mechanism comprises a body including a holding means connected thereto or mounted thereon and specifically configured to detachably engage a bead-like member secured directly to the line wherein the holding means movably engages a tension adjusting means which is oriented to the holding means such that its position and movement regulates the configuration of the holding means and thereby determines the clamping force with which the holding means engages the bead-like element of a line engaging means or hinders its removal. The line engaging means may be in the form of a bead and connecting eyelet, a disposable one piece locking means fixedly attaching the line thereto or a bead-swivel-eyelet combination wherein the eyelet is allowed to move relative to the bead and the body of the release mechanism. One embodiment of the outrigger structure comprises a substantially elongated hollow tube having outwardly extending fingers attached at opposite ends of the outrigger structure. The housing of the release mechanism is integrally or permanently attached to the outrigger at its approximate center thereof.
Inventors
👤 Carmen A Peterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-01 23:59
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K91/00; A01K91/06; A01K91/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A line release means used in combination with outrigger means, said release means fixedly attached to said outrigger means intermediate its ends; said outrigger means comprising substantially elongated, substantially hollow tubular base means including a plurality of substantially hollow tubular finger means rigidly affixed to and outwardly extending from said elongated base means and oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof; said base means further comprising a plurality of aperture means arranged in spaced relation and substantially aligned whereby a support element is connected between said apertures in supporting relation to said base means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A line release means used in combination with outrigger means, said release means fixedly attached to said outrigger means intermediate its ends; said outrigger means comprising substantially elongated, substantially hollow tubular base means including a plurality of substantially hollow tubular finger means rigidly affixed to and outwardly extending from said elongated base means and oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof; said base means further comprising a plurality of aperture means arranged in spaced relation and substantially aligned whereby a support element is connected between said apertures in supporting relation to said base means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
A line release means as in claim 1 comprising a body including means for attaching said line release means to said outrigger means, holding means connected to said body means, tension adjusting means movably connected to said holding means, line engaging means detachably connected to said holding means and interconnecting the line to said body means, whereby activating said adjusting means regulates the force of connection between said holding means and said line engaging means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
A line release means as in claim 2 wherein said body comprises a substantially cylindrical configuration, a plurality of gripping finger means integrally formed on said body means and configured to cooperatively conform to said cylindrical configuration, said gripping finger means oriented to define a holding area for said line engaging means; said tension adjusting means movably mounted on the exterior of said body means and movable along the longitudinal axis of said body means contiguous to said gripping finger means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A line release means as in claim 3 wherein said gripping finger means are defined by at least one slot means formed in said body means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
A line release means as in claim 3 wherein said tension adjusting means comprises annulus means being integrally threaded and movably mounted on the exterior of said body means, whereby the orientation of said annulus means determines the movability of said gripping finger means relative to one another and thereby the force required for the removal of said line engaging means.