Patent ID: 8756855
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing tackle stem guide for receiving a stem of a fishing article, the fishing tackle stem guide comprising an elongated rod, a movable sleeve, and a stem connector: the elongated rod having a first end, a second end, a first channel passing between the first end and the second end, a first line shoulder extending into the elongated rod from an outer surface of the rod, and a flange extending outwardly at the second end from the outer surface of the rod; the stem connector located on the first end of the elongated rod, the stem connector having a first end and a second end forming a second channel between the first and second ends of the stem connector with the second channel defined by a wall of the stem connector encircling the second channel and defining an inner surface and an outer surface, the first end of the stem connector having a first opening of a first diameter and the second end having a second opening of a second diameter, with the inner surface, the first end of the stem connector and the second end of the stem connector defining a volume therebetween within the stem connector, the second diameter of the second opening being greater than the first diameter of the first opening and an outer diameter of the elongated rod is less than an outer diameter of the stem connector, and wherein the stem connector is free of any structure extending into the volume of the stem connector from the first end of the stem connector; and the movable sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the outer surface of the rod and retained on said elongated rod to enable a fishing line to be restrained from sliding along the first line shoulder wherein the movable sleeve is positioned between the flange and the first end of the stem connector, and wherein the elongated rod has a first longitudinal axis and the stem connector has a second longitudinal axis that is collinear with the first longitudinal axis and the first channel in the elongated rod is collinear with the second channel in the stem connector to form a continuous channel between the elongated rod and stem connector.