PACKAGE FOR FISH BAITS WITH TRIPLE HOOKS

Abstract: Package for fish baits with triple hooks consisting of a hook crown with three hooks (2A, 2B, 2C) and a shank (3). The package comprises a double-foldable piece of material (4), e.g. of transparent plastic, with means (5) in the form of squeezed up connectors which can be snapped into each other for the releasable fastening together of the double-folded piece of material. In the double-folded state two portions (4A, 4B) of the piece of material (4) are in contact with each other and a label (7) can be placed between flat sections of the portions (4A, 4B). A slot (8) is provided through the double-folded piece of material to facilitate the package being hung up. The fish bait (1) is together with its hooks safely suspended in the package with the hooks (2A, 2B, 2C) enclosed in the cavity (9) so that when handling the package accidental injury from the hook tips is avoided.

Description: PACKAGE FOR FISH BAITS WITH TRIPLE HOOKS The present invention relates to a package for fish baits with triple hooks. Known packages for fish baits are available on the market in several different designs, of which three main types will be described in greater detail in the follow¬ ing. A common type of package for fish baits with triple hooks consists of a double-folded sheet of board or the like which is sealed along its edges. The double-folded sheet is at the bottom of its front portion provided with slots for insertion therein of two hook tips, and at the top portion provided with a slot for insertion therein of the eye located at the opposite end of the spinner. The main disadvantage of this package is that the third hook projects freely from the package and involves a risk of accidental injury when handling the package. Even in those cases where the exposed hook tip has been provided with a guard attached thereto there is a risk that the package will hook into adjacent objects or that several packages will hook into each other. A further- disadvantage is that several working sequences are re¬ quired for mounting of the spinner on the package. Thus, two of the hook tips have to be introduced into the slots at the bottom of the package, after which the eye located at the opposite end of the spinner has to be secured in the slot at the top of the package. Another bait package of known type consists of a double-folded sheet of board having a rectangular aper¬ ture at the front. A transparent plastic pocket projects through this aperture, the plastic pocket being provided with side flanges which are fixed between the front and rear face of the double-folded sheet of board. The spin- ner is stored loose in the pocket provided therefor. " . OMPI This package, although being advantageous as com¬ pared with the packa-ge previously described in that the fish-spinrier as a whole is enclosed in the pocket, does however have certain disadvantages from the manufactur- ing and use viewpoints. Thus, the package consists of two parts which have to be manufactured separately and then assembled. After insertion of the spinner into the pocket provided therefor the package has to be sealed e g by stapling along the edges of the package. A further disadvantage of the package is that it is convenient on¬ ly in a once-for-all use, because it easily disintegrates when opening the package and removing the spinner. A third known type of bait package consists of a transparent front sheet of plastic having bent over guide grooves for a rear section, e g a sheet of board, which can be inserted therein. The front sheet is provided with a protruding pocket, essentially conforming to the external profile of the spinner or triple hook. After insertion of the fish spinner into the pocket and the rear section into the guide grooves, the front sheet is fixed relative to the rear section by stapling. This package too is disadvantageous in that it con¬ sists of two parts which have to be manufactured sepa¬ rately. The package also involves certain disadvantages from the handling viewpoint, in that assembly of the spinner in the package requires several working sequences. During the insertion of the spinner the front sheet of the package is held with the pocket facing downwards, after which the spinner is inserted therein. The rear sec- tion is subsequently pushed into the guide grooves in the front sheet, the front sheet and the rear section then be¬ ing fixed relative to each other by stapling. When re¬ moving -the spinner from the package it is important that the package be held with the pocket facing downwards dur- ing withdrawal of the rear section. Otherwise the spin- OMPI ner can easily drop out of the package and fasten onto some object and cause damage. This package too is best suited in a once-for-all use, because the two sections of the package have to be fixed relative to each other by means of staples or the like. The object of the present invention is to provide a package for fish baits with triple hooks in which the above-mentioned disadvantages and shortcomings of known packages are eliminated and which is quite suitable for exposing the fish bait and provides a safe containment for the fish bait hooks so as to prevent accidental in¬ jury during handling of the package, which facilitates easy insertion and removal of the fish bait and repeated opening and closure of the package, making possible a continued use of the package as a hook guard, and which is designed to permit manufacture of the package in a single working operation and from a single piece of ma¬ te ial . In accordance with the present invention the objects mentioned above are achieved by designing a package for fish baits with triple hooks in accordance with the fea¬ tures specified in the appended claims. The invention will be described in the following by reference to an embodiment illustrated on the appended drawings in which FIG 1 is a side view of a package in accordance with the invention, FIG 2 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view along the line II - II in FIG 1. FIG 1 shows a fragmented view of a fish bait 1 hav¬ ing a triple hook which consists of a hook crown with three hooks 2A, 2B and 2C and a shank 3. The package com¬ prises a doubl e-fol dab! e piece of material 4, e g of transparent plastic, with means 5 in the form of squeezed- -out connectors which can be snapped into each other for OMPI the releasable fastening of the piece of material , when folded double during bending at 6. In this double-fol¬ ded condition two portions 4A and " 4B of the piece of material 4 are adjacent to each other and a label 7 can be placed between flat sections of the portions 4A and 4B. A through slot 8 is provided in the double-fol¬ ded piece of material to facilitate the package being hung up. The double-folded piece of material forms a cavi- ty 9 (FIG 2) for accommodating the hook crown 2A, 2B , 2C with the hook shank 3 projecting from the cavity be¬ tween the adjacent portions 4A and 4B of the piece of material 4, as shown in FIG 1. Two opposite side walls 10A and 10B of the cavity 9, which are each formed by the portions 4A and 4B of the piece of material 4, are V-shaped with side walls 10A sloping inwardly and on the inside being provided with squeezed-up cylindrical pro¬ jections 11 for supporting the triple hook, at two of the hooks, namely hooks 2A and 2B which are supported by the projections 11. The second side wall 108 slopes outwards so as to guide the triple hook at the third hook 2C in the groove 12 which is formed in this side wall inside the cavity. The fact that the package consists of a double-fold- able piece of material permits efficient manufacture of the package, making possible to use as a basis a web of material, e g a web of transparent plastic material , from which the package is formed, using some known method, e g thermal shaping or vacuum-forming. The insertion of the hook crown of the fish bait 1 in the prepared package is a simple operation. Thus, the hook crown is placed in the package half 4A with the hooks 2A and 28 in contact with the upper face of projec¬ tion 11 and with the hook shank 3 projecting from the package half. The label 7 is inserted on the flat section OMPI of package half 4A, after which package half 4B, by folding it around the bending line 6 formed in the > package, is made to contact package half 4A and is locked to the latter by means of the snap connection 5. The package is then ready for its intended use. In accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention the cavity 9 is provided with adequate dimensions to provide space for a label which can be inserted in the cavity, whereby the outward-sloping V-shaped side walls 10B form a support for the label . After insertion of the triple hook in the package, the label is kept in contact with the outward-sloping V-sha¬ ped side wall 10B by the outward-facing third hook 2C. In this embodiment the package can be made shorter, which requires reduced consumption of material during produc¬ tion of the package and provides a more compact package. When the fish bait is to be used the package halves 4A and 4B which are held together in rel-easable fashion by means of the snap connector are separated from each other after which the hook crown can easily be removed from the package. After using the fish bait the hook crown can be inserted again into the package and the package sections 4A and 4B can be locked to each other again by means of the snap connector 5. Thus, during the continued use of the fish bait the package can be em¬ ployed as a hook guard. The invention as described above with reference to a preferred embodiment is not restricted to this but can also be varied within the scope of the appended claims. OMPI

Claims: CLAIMS 1. Package for fish baits (1) with triple hooks, consisting of a hook crown with three hooks (2A, 2B, 2C) and a shank (3), said package comprising a rear section and a forward section arranged so that in contact with each other they form a cavity to accommodate the hook crown (2A, 2B , 2C), c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that said forward section and rear section are formed from one piece of material (4) which in the double-folded state forms the said cavity for accommodating the hook crown with the shank (3) projecting from the cavity (9) between the portions (4A 5 4B) of the piece of material (4) which are in contact with each other, and that of two opposite side walls (10A, 10B) of the cavity, each forming said portion (4A, 4B) of the piece of material (4), one side wall (10A) is provided on the inside with projections (11) for supporting the triple hook at two of the hooks (2A, 2B) and the second side wall is pro¬ vided with an outwardly facing trough-like guide groove for guiding the triple hook at its third hook (2C), and that the piece of material includes means (5) for the releasable fastening together of the piece of material in the double-folded condition. 2. Package as claimed in claim ^ c h a r a c ¬ t e r i z e d in that said trough-shaped guide grooves are formed by said second side wall ( 10B} proceedinα outwards in V-fashion for guiding the triple hook at its third hook (2C) in the groove (12) formed within said cavity by said side wall. 3. Package as claimed in claims 1 or 2, c h a - r a c t e r i z e d in that the side wall (10A) which is provided with projections (11) proceeds inwards in V-fashion . 4. Package as claimed in claims 1 - 3, c h a - r a c t e r z e d in that the portions (4A, 4B) of the piece of material (4) which are in contact with OMP each other extend from the hook crown and that between them is formed a cavity for a label (7) which can be inserted therein. 5. Package as claimed in claim 2, c h a r a c ¬ e r i z e d in that the side wall ( 10B) which proceeds outwards in V-fashion is designed as a supporting sur¬ face for a label which can be inserted in the cavity (9) and which by means of said third hook (2C) is kept in contact with the V-shaped wall. OMPI

Inventors: JOHANSSON HANS ANDERS INGEMAR
Applicants: JOHANSSON & CO IND AB, JOHANSSON HANS ANDERS INGEMAR
Application year: 1982
Main classification: B65D85
IPC codes: A01K97, B65D75